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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter the hall during a signing ceremony on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Economics
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Skyscrapers in the New York City skyline during sunset, seen from the Rock observation center (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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General view of Paris at dusk with the Eiffel Tower and the Hotel des Invalides prominent (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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Boxes move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon fulfillment center on January 20, 2015 in Tracy, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during their joint press conference in the Grand Kremlin Palace on May 8, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)
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The European Union flag outside EU Commission Headquarters on March 22, 2016 in Brussels, Belgium. ( Carl Court/Getty Images)
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton(L)on June 15, 2016 and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on June 13, 2016. (DSK/AFP/Getty Images)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the EPP Summit, Brussels, June 2016. (European People's Party/Flickr)
Experts
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Brendan Brown
Senior Fellow
