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Chinese People's Liberation Army honour guard members march during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on November 12, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
Politics and Government
Politics and Government
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The TikTok logo is displayed outside the social media app company’s offices in Culver City, California, on September 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Lt. Gen. Patton with Maj. Gen. Walter Robertson pass in review of Army troops in April 1944 prior to the Normandy invasion in June. (US Army via Wikimedia Commons)
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Pro-Palestinian activists protest on the October 7, 2025, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the LDP leadership election on October 4, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
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The US Capitol Visitors Center is closed to visitors during the federal government shutdown on October 1, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Via Getty Images)
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An airborne unmanned combat formation passes through Tian'anmen Square during the V-Day military parade on September 3, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. (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)
