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Chinese People's Liberation Army honour guard members march during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on November 12, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Dollar and yuan notes. (Getty Images)
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A performer holds an African National Congress flag while listening to Cyril Ramaphosa speak during the ANC Siyanqoba Rally on May 25, 2024, in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Chris McGrath via Getty Images)
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A man walks past a hoisted Taiwanese flag at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on October 15, 2024. (I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
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The Pentagon is seen from above in Arlington, Virginia. (Jen Golbeck/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Pentagon logo is seen ahead of a press conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2023. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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The Pentagon, heaquarters of the US Department of Defense, is seen from the air on February 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (J. David Ake/Getty Images)
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US Army trainees compete against each other on the Fit to Win obstacle course during basic training at Fort Jackson on September 28, 2022, in Columbia, South Carolina. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Alexander Aibel
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Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
