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An oil tanker is being unloaded with imported crude oil at the Qingdao Port Oil Terminal in Shandong Province, China on April 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
Distinguished Research Fellow, National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studie
Thomas F. Lynch III is a Distinguished Research Fellow for South Asia and the Near East at the .
Thomas F. Lynch III is a Distinguished Research Fellow for South Asia and the Near East at the National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies.