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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter the hall during a signing ceremony on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
North and South Korea
North and South Korea
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Japanese Defence Minister Koizumi Shinjiro speaks during the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue at the Shangri-La Hotel on May 31, 2026, in Singapore. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A cargo ship loads and unloads foreign trade containers at Busan Newport in Busan, South Korea, on July 23, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Rusty KMTC Line ship and commercial port cranes loading containers onto a container ship in Busan Port, Korea, on July 31, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A Tencore unmanned ground vehicle TerMIT is seen being driven through the snow during a demonstration on February 20, 2026, in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
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The emblem of the security conference and the inscription "Munich Security Conference" can be seen on a flag in Munich, Germany, on February 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test on November 5, 2025. (US Space Force)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, January 5, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 5, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Experts
Jung Yeop Woo
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
