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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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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is welcomed by Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa at Carondelet Palace in Quito on September 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping looks to US President Donald Trump as they descend the grand staircase before a state dinner in the East Room of the White House on September 24, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping inspect an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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The Ukrainian-made Sting and Salut interceptor drones are seen on March 31, 2026, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
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A semiconductor wafer with patterned circuits is shown inside equipment at SEMICON Taiwan in Taipei on September 2, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Taiwanese honor guards participate in a flag-lowering ceremony at the Liberty Square in Taipei, Taiwan, on September 23, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping look on during an arrival ceremony on September 23, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. (Getty Images)
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David Asher
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James Barnett
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Marshall Billingslea
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Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
