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A truck drives by stacks of shipping containers at the Port of Oakland on May 20, 2022 in Oakland, California.
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) during a joint press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on April 15, 2015. (Cole Burston/AFP/Getty Images)
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Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) during a joint press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on April 15, 2015. (Cole Burston/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Christopher Sands
Former Senior Fellow
Christopher Sands
4 Min Read
US Export-Import Bank's annual conference April 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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US Export-Import Bank's annual conference April 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Stetzler
Stetzler
Irwin M. Stelzer
Senior Fellow Emeritus
Irwin M. Stelzer
6 Min Read
A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force carries an 84mm Carl Gustav rocket launcher during Exercise Iron Fist 2014, a joint-exercise with US Marines and sailors at Camp Pendleton on February 9, 2014. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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A soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force carries an 84mm Carl Gustav rocket launcher during Exercise Iron Fist 2014, a joint-exercise with US Marines and sailors at Camp Pendleton on February 9, 2014. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
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arthur_herman
Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman
4 Min Read
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) applauds during an agreement signing ceremony in Shanghai on May 21, 2014, with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller (C) and Chinese state energy giant CNPC Chairman Zhou Jiping (R). (ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) applauds during an agreement signing ceremony in Shanghai on May 21, 2014, with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller (C) and Chinese state energy giant CNPC Chairman Zhou Jiping (R). (ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
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arthur_herman
Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman
4 Min Read