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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)
Global Economy
Global Economy
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President of the Republic of China Xi Jinping (L) and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R) shake hands as they visit the cargo terminal of Chinese company Cosco in the port of Piraeus, Greece, on November 11, 2019, as part of his two-day official
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U.S President Trump in Wisconsin, June 2020 (Tia Dufour / White House Press Office)
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US President Donald Trump walks away from Marine One prior to boarding Air Force One in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on July 24, 2020.. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
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A Chinese military honor guard marches off after greeting Laotian President Bounnhang Vorachith (not seen) on his arrival at Beijing airport to attend the Belt and Road Forum, on April 25, 2019 (GREG BAKER/GETTY IMAGES)
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Antigovernment protesters in Beirut, July 7.
Experts
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Senior Fellow
