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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)
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A Malian solider stands with U.S. military personnel.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani review the honor guard during official welcoming ceremony at Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran on April 7, 2015. (Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Palestinians protest the proposed U.S. peace plan in Gaza City, Jan. 31.
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Palestinian protesters confront Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, Jan. 29
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The Israeli flag made from steel placed at Matan Lookout overlooking the hills of Samaria also known as Nablus Mountains located on the Gidonim ridge, above the Israeli settlement of Itamar in the West Bank, Israel. (Eddie Gerald / Getty)
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Students from an Islamic school walk near the Great Mosque of Sale near the capital of Rabat. (FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)
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A file image of Pakistan's military officials
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Douglas J. Feith
Senior Fellow
