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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)
Economics
Economics
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Pipe is stacked at the southern site of the Keystone XL pipeline on March 22, 2012 in Cushing, Oklahoma. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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South Korean protesters during an anti-Japan rally in front of the Japanese embassy on December 27, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff speaks at Planalto Palace on December 2, 2013. (EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images)
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China's President Xi Jinping reviews the guard of honour upon his arrival at Planalto Palace on July 17, 2014 in Brasilia. (NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Chinese Navy submarine attends an international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy on April 23, 2009 off Qingdao in Shandong Province. (Guang Niu/AFP/Getty Images)
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(Map by David Alpert/Greater Greater Washington)
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Protesters sing songs and wave their cell phones in the air after a massive thunderstorm passed over outside the Hong Kong Government Complex on September 30, 2014. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Brendan Brown
Senior Fellow
