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BYD’s chip Xuanji A3 is displayed during the 2026 World AI Conference on July 17, 2026, in Shanghai, China. (Getty Images)
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Iranian Zolfaghar missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on August 2, 2026. (Getty Images)
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China’s President Xi Jinping, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrive for a reception in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 3, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Taiwan Coast Guard vessels are moored at Keelung Port in Keelung, Taiwan, on July 8, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference on May 25, 2020, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
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The Moonshot AI Kimi app is seen on a mobile phone screen in Beijing on July 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump gives Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia a tour of the White House on November 18, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on April 11, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Donald Trump at the White House during his visit to Washington, DC, on July 28, 2026. (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
