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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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The wall of separation between Israel and the Palestinian territories (Gerald Eddie via GettyImages)
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The Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai. (Unsplash)
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Indian Army field hospital medics treat an earthquake victim in Hatay, Turkey, on February 9, 2023. (@DrSJaishankar via Twitter)
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Nelson Mandela Stadium. (Flickr)
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The Iranian flag flies outside the country's embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, on January 27, 2023. (Aziz Karimov/Getty Images)
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A Chinese flag flies in Beijing, China, on June 28, 2018. (DVIDS)
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Jerusalem, Israel, on January 31, 2023. (State Department via Flickr)
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An Iranian woman walks past a mural showing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on March 9, 2022. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman at Al Salam Palace in Saudi Arabia on September 24, 2022. (Kay Nietfeld/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
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The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts rockets fired by Hamas in the sky above the Gaza Strip on May 14, 2021. (Anas Baba/AFP via Getty Images)
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
