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Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on April 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A police officer stands near the West Kowloon court where Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial took place on August 28, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi places a red paper rose on the name of an elected candidate at the LDP headquarters on February 8, 2026, in Tokyo. (Getty Images)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the opening of a study session at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee National Academy of Governance on January 20, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A MH-47G Chinook flies over Diego Garcia on October 14, 2025. (US Navy)
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The Japanese and US flags fly outside the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on October 28, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Japan’s Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi speaks during an election campaign rally on January 29, 2026, in Himeji, Japan. (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
