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A see-off ceremony for newly recruited soldiers is held on September 16, 2025, in Fuyang, China. (Getty Images)
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Former President Donald Trump walks off stage at the end of a campaign rally on October 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)
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American flags are seen waving during a Naturalization Ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2024, in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images)
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Activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party take part in a public rally in Lahore on September 21, 2024. (Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran, on October 4, 2024. (Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Japan's new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, arrives at the prime minister's official residence on October 1, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Tomohiro Ohsumi via Getty Images)
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Mexico's new President Claudia Sheinbaum raises the ceremonial staff in Mexico City on October 1, 2024. (Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images)
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Flags for the United States and Ukraine fly on April 23, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)
Experts
Tod Lindberg
Senior Fellow
Rachel Mackey
Fellow and Executive Director, Hudson Institute Political Studies
H.R. McMaster
Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair
Walter Russell Mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
