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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
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Donald Trump At the 76th NATO Summit In The Hague (Beata Zawrzel via Getty Images)
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Crystals of gallium are seen in a laboratory at the TU Bergakademie in Freiberg, Germany, on September 13, 2023. (Hendrik Schmidt via Getty Images)
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Indian army soldiers are seen atop a tank near the Line of Control near Akhnoor, India, on May 19, 2025. (Mukesh Gupta via Getty Images)
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Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on June 23, 2025. (Kiyoshi Ota via Getty Images)
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference for the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on May 13, 2025, in Beijing. (Tingshu Wang via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a festive reception for foreign leaders attending celebrations of Victory Day on May 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A cargo ship arrives at the international cargo terminal at the port of Tokyo on July 8, 2025. (Kazuhiro Nogi via Getty Images)
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William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
