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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)
Economics
Economics
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A view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal in Iran on March 12, 2017. (Getty Images)
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A combine harvester gathers crops in Farbovane, Ukraine, near Kyiv on July 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A demonstrator takes part in a protest outside the Melia Caracas Hotel in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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BYD’s chip Xuanji A3 is displayed during the 2026 World AI Conference on July 17, 2026, in Shanghai, China. (Getty Images)
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The Moonshot AI Kimi app is seen on a mobile phone screen in Beijing on July 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi talk during their summit meeting at the Akasaka Palace on October 28, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
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A hole is visible in a damaged bridge following US air strikes carried out a day earlier in the southern Hormozgan Province, Iran, on July 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Iranians walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, on January 6, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump takes part in a welcome ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A Chinese yuan banknote on a world map in March 2026. (Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Brendan Brown
Senior Fellow
