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A monument to the historic battle of Guningtou, which took place in 1949, on February 3, 2021, in Kinmen, Taiwan. (Getty Images)
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China's President Xi Jinping speaks during talks with President Donald Trump at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker takes off from Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany on May 19, 2025. (US Air Force)
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Two men point at a map in an office on the grounds of the Saritag antimony mine in western Tajikistan on August 26, 2025. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands as they leave after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan on October 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
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China's President Xi Jinping looks on outside the Great Hall of the People on May 12, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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China's national flag flutters in the wind next to the CITIC tower on May 12, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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A tanker carrying imported crude oil docks at the Qingdao Port Tanker Terminal in Qingdao, China, on May 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House on May 8, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Peter Rough at the latest Foro La Toja - Vínculo Atlántico gathering in Lisbon. (Agenda Pública)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Nabin greets supporters as he arrives at the BJP headquarters to celebrate its election victory on May 4, 2026, in New Delhi, India. (Getty Images)
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An MV-22 Osprey prepares to take off on the flight deck of USS Tripoli during Operation Epic Fury on April 2, 2026. (US Marine Corps)
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David Asher
Senior Fellow
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
