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Laboratory technicians work on samples to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing facility in Wuhan, China on August 4, 2021. (Getty Images)
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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the G-20 finance track meetings on February 26, 2025, in Cape Town, South Africa. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba being interviewed with United States President Trump and others on April 17, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
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President Donald J. Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a signing ceremony at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
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A cargo ship and tugboat sail through the Cocoli Locks in the Panama Canal on August 12, 2024. (Getty Images)
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Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
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President, Donald Trump meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud on the second day of the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29, 2019. (Getty Images)
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Pope Francis meets with beneficiaries of charitable organizations at the headquarters of the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference on September 5, 2024, in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Vatican Pool via Getty Images)
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Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
