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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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The mountain Sermitsiaq (Saddle) is seen behind Nuuk, Greenland, on March 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
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A view at the beginning point of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) on May 9, 2025, at Pump Station 1 in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. (Lance King via Getty Images)
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Elon Musk is photographed at Space X in Brownsville, Texas, on May 27, 2025. (Marvin Joseph via Getty Images)
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US Marines embark on the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington from a CH-53K helicopter on September 25, 2025. (US Navy)
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President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on September 29, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A US Air Force F-35A Lightning II flies over the Pacific Ocean near Misawa Air Base in Japan on September 26, 2025. (US Air Force)
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Excavators and transport vehicles work at Dexing Copper Mine on August 16, 2024, in Shangrao, China. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2025. (Getty Images)
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China’s liquid-fueled intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles DongFeng-5C pass through Tiananmen Square during a military parade on September 3, 2025 in Beijing. (Getty Images)
Experts
William P. Barr
Distinguished Fellow
Elaine L. Chao
Distinguished Fellow
Erin O’Toole
Distinguished Fellow
