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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)
Middle East
Middle East
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Iranian Zolfaghar missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on August 2, 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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A family rides past a billboard featuring Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, and US Vice President JD Vance at the Lake Lucerne summit in Switzerland on July 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet is seen on October 13, 2025, on the USS Gerald R. Ford. (US Navy)
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Experts
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
