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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)
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Minister of Defense of Japan Gen Nakatani and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Ministry of Defense on March 30, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Kiyoshi Ota Getty Images)
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A broadcast screen at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai, India, on April 3, 2025, displays news of US President Donald Trump announcing sweeping new trade tariffs. (Indranil Aditya via Getty Images)
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Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong shakes hands with US President Richard Nixon in Beijing during his visit to China. (Getty Images)
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A man works at a steel market in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Li Hongbo via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for US Ambassador to China David Perdue on May 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)
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The logo of Japan's largest steel manufacturer Nippon Steel corporation is seen in front of the company's head office in Tokyo on January 7, 2025. (David Marueil/ via Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump reacts after signing executive orders imposing tariffs on imported goods in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the G-20 finance track meetings on February 26, 2025, in Cape Town, South Africa. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba being interviewed with United States President Trump and others on April 17, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
Experts
Elaine L. Chao
Distinguished Fellow
William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Senior Fellow
