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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)
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Cargo ships and tankers are seen in the Strait of Hormuz on February 25, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A cargo ship docks at the container terminal of Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu, China, on January 28, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Gantry cranes and shipping containers are seen at the port in Keelung, Taiwan, on January 16, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Representative Don Bacon (R-NE) talks with reporters in the Capitol Visitor Center after a briefing on December 16, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A Palestinian teenager repairs worn and damaged banknotes due to the prolonged shortage of new currency entering the Gaza Strip on February 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A screen displays the voting results approving a draft resolution during the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, on February 24, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A press conference by President Donald Trump on tariffs is displayed on a television at the New York Stock Exchange on February 20, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A Communist firing squad aims at the Monument of the Sacred Heart during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. (Wikimedia Commons)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing on tariffs at the White House on February 20, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Brendan Brown
Senior Fellow
