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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)
Politics and Government
Politics and Government
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock gives a statement to the media on February 28, 2024, in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers patrol at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 7, 2024. (Photo by Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images)
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A view of Mile Handmade Wool Carpet Factory on May 28, 2024, in the Uyghur Autonomous Regio, China. (Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images)
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Turkish flag waves in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 3, 2016. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Photo via Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian soldier fires a bazooka in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on June 5, 2024. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian serviceman searches for a target in Orikhiv, Ukraine, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaking at National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 14, 2024. (Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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(Screenshot via Israel Update)
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Raphael Arnault gestures during a rally following the European election results, in Lyon, France, on June 14, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images)
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(Screenshot via Youtube)
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American flag flying at a 9/11 Memorial on May 12, 2024, in Bayonne, New Jersey. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
Experts
Bernard Haykel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Mary Kissel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
