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The Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) facility, which will house a compact fusion experiment device, undergoes its first exterior lighting test on September 9, 2026, in Hefei, China. (Getty Images)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BRICS leaders participate in a joint tree-planting ceremony on the lawns on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India, on September 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A man pushes his bicycle in front of oil storage tanks at a refinery on March 12, 2026, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. (Getty Images)
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A gathering in celebration of the 105th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party is held at the Great Hall of the People on July 1, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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A sailor from the navy of Yemen's Aden-based internationally recognised government aboard a vessel patrolling a shipping lane off Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Alexander Benard
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William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
