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A US infantryman releases a Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system for a test flight at Fort Irwin in California on October 25, 2025. (US Army)
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A worker checks the frame of a car on the production line for electric vehicle maker Zeekr at its factory on May 29, 2025, in Ningbo, China. (Getty Images)
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Oil pumping units are seen in Tatarstan, Russia, on July 14, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Mahmoud Thabit Kombo in Hunan, China on June 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Taiwan flags are seen during National Day celebrations at the Presidential Palace in Taipei on October 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1, 2025, in Tianjin, China. (Getty Images)
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Ezra Jin Mingri, head pastor of Zion Church, poses in Beijing days after authorities shut down one of China's largest “underground” churches on September 12, 2018. (Getty Images)
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Upon his arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on October 26, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, President Donald Trump is greeted by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. (Getty Images)
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Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
Bill Drexel
Senior Fellow
