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A 49.5-megawatt data center is under construction on April 14, 2026, in Vernon, California. (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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Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on April 11, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Getty Images)
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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II flies alongside two F-35A Lightning IIs and an F-16 Fighting Falcon of the US Air Force over the Pacific Ocean near Misawa Air Base in Japan on September 30, 2025. (US Air Force)
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The Russian flag hangs outside the Russian Embassy in London on February 2, 2026, after the UK revoked a Russian diplomat’s accreditation in a tit-for-tat move. (Getty Images)
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An aerial view of a 49.5 megawatt three-level data center under construction on July 8, 2026, in Vernon, California. (Getty Images)
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech at City Hall on July 3, 2026, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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Jimmy Lai arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court on May 18, 2020, in Hong Kong, China. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi talk during their summit meeting at the Akasaka Palace on October 28, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
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A Philippine Air Force Black Hawk helicopter lands on June 29, 2023, on Mavulis Island, which is the Philippines’ northernmost island and is roughly 88 miles from Taiwan. (Getty Images)
Experts
William P. Barr
Distinguished Fellow
Elaine L. Chao
Distinguished Fellow
Erin O’Toole
Distinguished Fellow
