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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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A US sailor assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer signals an AH-1Z Viper to take off during flight operations in the South China Sea on June 13, 2026. (US Marine Corps)
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China’s manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong is lowered into the Arctic Ocean on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A customized market procurement train of the China-Europe Railway Express departs from Yiwu Railway West Station on June 8, 2026, in Jinhua, China. (Getty Images)
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A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Uzushio-class submarine participates in an international fleet review at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
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Pro-democracy activists line up outside the West Kowloon court as they hold a banner that reads, “Release all political prisoners,” on March 1, 2021, in Hong Kong, China. (Getty Images)
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A man walks inside the Taiwan Stock Exchange in Taipei on June 8, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during the graduation ceremony of the National Defense Academy on March 22, 2020, in Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
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Commuters in the Kaeson Station of the Pyongyang Metro look at a screen with the newspaper “Rodongsinmun” showing news about Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea on June 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen greeting world leaders on a broadcast screen during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, in Gyeongju, South Korea, on November 1, 2025. (Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
David Asher
Senior Fellow
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
