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Black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
Politics and Government
Politics and Government
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Secretary of State for Energy Security Ed Miliband addresses delegates on the last day of the Labour Conference on October 1, 2025, in Liverpool, England. (Getty Images)
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Vice President JD Vance looks on prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar in Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026 (Getty Images)
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Colorized portrait (after an 1832 stipple engraving by H. Robinson, based on a 1704 painting by Godfrey Kneller) of English philosopher John Locke as he sits in a chair. (Getty Images)
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An aerial view of an intersection in downtown Babylon Village, New York, with the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church in the background, on June 26, 2024. (Getty Images)
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Autumn scenery at the campus of Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, on October 23, 2025. (Getty Images)
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the G7 summit on June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Getty Images)
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Argentine President Javier Milei attends the Te Deum at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 25, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen greeting world leaders on a broadcast screen during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, in Gyeongju, South Korea, on November 1, 2025. (Getty Images)
Experts
Mary Kissel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Rachel Mackey
Fellow and Executive Director, Hudson Institute Political Studies
