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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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President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on December 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping shake hands during a welcoming ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 8, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi takes part in a debate with opposition party leaders in the National Diet in Tokyo on November 26, 2025. (Getty Images)
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William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
