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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet at the White House on October 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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A worker checks the frame of a car on the production line for electric vehicle maker Zeekr at its factory on May 29, 2025, in Ningbo, China. (Getty Images)
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Oil pumping units are seen in Tatarstan, Russia, on July 14, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Mahmoud Thabit Kombo in Hunan, China on June 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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The oil and chemical tanker Birthe Theresi sails along a sea canal near Kanonersky Island in Saint Petersburg on February 12, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1, 2025, in Tianjin, China. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrive to speak to troops aboard USS George Washington at Fleet Activities Yokosuka on October 28, 2025, in Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
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Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
