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An aerial view of a container ship arriving at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025, in Oakland, California. (Getty Images)
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John P. Walters and Taiwanese President-elect William Lai in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting at Arambagh, West Bengal, India, on March 1, 2024. (Dipa Chakraborty via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers fire the L119 artillery in the direction of Marinka, Ukraine, on February 23, 2024. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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During a working trip to Kharkiv region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the frontline command post of the defenders of Kupyansk and presented state awards. (Office of the President of Ukraine via Flickr)
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An artillery detachment conducts live fire at night in Huaibei city, Anhui province, China, on July 10, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meets with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (NATO via Flickr)
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Missiles and UAVs are shown with Israeli and American flags in Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2024. (Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
Experts
Satoru Nagao
Fellow (Nonresident)
Jonathan Schachter
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
