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Iranian workers walk past a destroyed residential building due to Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)
Global Economy
Global Economy
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Chinese president Xi Jinping arranges his papers at the closing session of the National People's Congress, which included a vote on a new draft security bill for Hong Kong, at the Great Hall of the People on May 28, 2020 in Beijing, China.
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Vice President of Lombardy Region Fabrizio Sala speaks during a press conference with members of a Chinese medical team at Milan Malpensa Airport on March 18, 2020 in Ferno, Italy.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang walk into the Great Hall of the People at the beginning of the Second Plenary Session of the National People's Congress on May 25, 2020 in Beijing, China
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan with Gen Qamar Bajwa
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump at Hyderabad House
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China's President Xi Jinping and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands ahead of their talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 21, 2017. (ETIENNE OLIVEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Senior Fellow
