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Stacks of Iranian rials and US dollars sit on a table in Tehran, Iran, on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
Politics and Government
Politics and Government
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Japan’s Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi speaks during an election campaign rally on January 29, 2026, in Himeji, Japan. (Getty Images)
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Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to his supporters after the Canadian federal election on April 29, 2025, in Ottawa, Canada. (Getty Images)
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Police officers stand watch during a demonstration at the proposed site of China's embassy on February 8, 2025, in London, England. (Getty Images)
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Tech leaders sit as they testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Capitol Hill on May 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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General Zhang Youxia on April 22, 2024, in Qingdao, China. (Getty Images)
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Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on January 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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The Greenlandic flag flies on January 20, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. (Getty Images)
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Experts
Bernard Haykel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Mary Kissel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Tod Lindberg
Senior Fellow
