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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
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US Marines remove “Amy,” an uncrewed surface vehicle, from the water during Technology Operational Experimentation Event 23.1 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on April 21, 2023. (US Marine Corps photo)
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A fan poses for a photo as a sailing ship bearing a portrait of Inter Miami CF's Argentine forward Lionel Messi sails across the Victoria Harbor on February 3, 2024, in Hong Kong, China. (VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
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Japan's Self-Defense Forces 1st Airborne Brigade conduct descent training with allies US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, and Philippines on January 7, 2024, at Camp Narashino training area in Tokyo, Japan. (David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is escorted by law enforcement officers on December 31, 2020, in Hong Kong. (Anthony Kwan via Getty Images)
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President-elect Lai Ching-te delivers a speech in Taipei, Taiwan, on January 13, 2024. (Alex Chan Tsz Yuk via Getty Images)
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Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
