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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
Indo-Pacific
Indo-Pacific
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An Iraqi security officer stands guard outside the Church of the Virgin Mary in Bartala, June 15, 2012. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Naval ships from multiple nations steam in formation during the RIMPAC excercise operations near Oahu, Hawaii, July 11, 2002. (Phil Mislinski/Getty Images)
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Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army Wang Guanzhong speaks at the 13th International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 1, 2014. (ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his speech at the 13th International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue on May 30, 2014 in Singapore. (ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Chinese and Japanese national flags fly in Tiananmen Square before a welcoming ceremony for Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe October 8, 2006 in Beijing, China. (China Photos/Getty Images)
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A Chinese coast guard vessel (L) followed by a Vietnamese coast guard ship (R) near the area of China's oil drilling rig in disputed waters in the South China Sea, May 14, 2014. (HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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A national flag show at Chaoyang park in Beijing, China, September 30, 2006 (China Photos/Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
David Asher
Senior Fellow
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
