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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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Taliban military vehicles parade to celebrate the third anniversary of Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in Bagram, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2024. (Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP via Getty Images)
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado holds a national flag during a protest calling for the recognition of election "victory" in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 17, 2024. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images)
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A vehicle of the Presidential Guard of Niger attends the first summit of the Confederation of Sahel States in Niamey, Niger, on July 6, 2024. (Boureima Hama/AFP via Getty Images)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during his visit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 29, 2024. (Bandar Al-Jaloud/Saudi Royal Court/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Russian Sukhoi Su-35S fighter aircrafts fly over downtown Moscow on June 24, 2020. (Kirill Kudryavtsev via Getty Images)
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Supporters of Palestine march outside of CUNY Grad Center on July 22, 2024, in New York City. (Spencer Platt via Getty Images)
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Aerial view of rainbow appearing over Jiangzi Zongshan Castle on June 24, 2024, in Shigatse, China. (VCG via Getty Images)
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Marshall Billingslea
Senior Fellow
Joshua Meservey
Senior Fellow
Nate Sibley
Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative
