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A 49.5-megawatt data center is under construction on April 14, 2026, in Vernon, California. (Getty Images)
North America
North America
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President George W. Bush speaks from the rubble of Ground Zero on September 14, 2001, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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A freight train is seen at Port Reitz Station along the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Mombasa, Kenya, on July 9, 2026. The railway was a part of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Getty Images)
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Argentine President Javier Milei and Buenos Aires City Mayor Jorge Macri attend a ceremony on April 2, 2026, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Getty Images)
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A US infantry carrier vehicle crosses a river during a South Korea–US joint military exercise in Yeoju, South Korea, on August 27, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Republic of Korea marines depart in a combat rubber raiding craft during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows in Hawaii on July 20, 2026. (US Marine Corps)
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President Donald Trump prepares to shake hands with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting as part of the G7 summit in Evian, France, on June 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal in Iran on March 12, 2017. (Getty Images)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting in the Korean Demilitarized Zone on June 30, 2019. (Getty Images)
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The TikTok social media platform's logo is reflected in the eye of a 13-year-old boy as he looks at a computer screen on November 25, 2023, in Bath, England. (Getty Images)
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Taliban security personnel stand guard atop armored Humvees along a road in the Green Zone area in Kabul on August 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Experts
William P. Barr
Distinguished Fellow
Elaine L. Chao
Distinguished Fellow
Erin O’Toole
Distinguished Fellow
