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The crude oil tanker Giannis unloads its cargo of Middle Eastern crude at the Agioi Theodoroi Motor Oil Terminal near Corinth, Greece, on August 24, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Armed Taliban security personnel sit atop a Humvee armored vehicle as they ride along a street in Badakhshan on September 1, 2024. (Getty Images)
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James Barnett
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Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
