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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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Russian rubles (Josef F. Stuefer/Getty Images)
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President Elect Trump Continues His 'Thank You Tour' In Grand Rapids, Michigan GRAND RAPIDS, MI - DECEMBER 9: President-elect Donald Trump looks on during a rally at the DeltaPlex Arena, December 9, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Drew Angerer/Getty Ima
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Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House on New Year's Eve on Sydney Harbour on January 1, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Brett Hemmings\City of Sydney/Getty Images)
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The Memorial to the Heroes of WW1 in the Victory Park on May 9, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. (Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images)
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Library of old books Menendez Pelayo in Santander, Spain. (Manuel Alvarez/Getty Images)
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Washington Constitutional Convention 1787, by Junius Brutus Stearns, December 31, 1855 (Wikimedia/Public Domain)
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
Experts
Bernard Haykel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Mary Kissel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
