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A 49.5-megawatt data center is under construction on April 14, 2026, in Vernon, California. (Getty Images)
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks about the fiscal year 2027 budget in New York City on May 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A visitor looks at the view at Ramon Crater in Negev desert of southern Israel on March 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A tanker unloads imported crude oil at the Qingdao Port’s crude oil terminal in Shandong, China, on April 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump exits the Oval Office in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A wall of screens displaying surveillance camera footage at the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre in London on February 27, 2023. (Getty Images)
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China's national flag flutters in the wind next to the CITIC tower on May 12, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
