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A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 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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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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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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US Navy MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters are supporting Project Freedom in and near the Strait of Hormuz on May 5, 2026. (US Navy)
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US soldiers stage Stryker vehicles and perform maintenance checks before convoy operations across Germany in support of Sword 26 at Vilseck, Germany, on April 27, 2026. (US Army Reserve)
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
