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Black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US-made M1A2T Abrams tanks are seen during a live-fire shooting session for Taiwan’s first batch of the advanced tank in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on July 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Recruits crawl a designated distance with combat gear during the zero day of basic combined arms training in Ukraine, on December 12, 2025 (Getty Images)
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Chinese national flags flutter near Tian'anmen Square on March 3, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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The national flag of China waves in the wind at a container terminal on the Yangtze River on August 12, 2025, in Chongqing, China. (Getty Images)
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A mourner lights candles as people gather around floral tributes outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 17, 2025. (Getty Images)
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a presentation at Hyderabad House on December 5, 2025, in New Delhi, India. (Getty Images)
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Jimmy Lai's wife, Teresa Lai, his son, and Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun attend Jimmy Lai's trial on December 15, 2025, in Hong Kong. (Getty Images)
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An operator works at the data center in Roubaix, France, on April 3, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A woman works on a printed circuit board at an electronics factory in Anhui, China, on Friday, October 31, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Chinese People's Liberation Army honour guard members march during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on November 12, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
David Asher
Senior Fellow
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
