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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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Houthi fighters brandish their weapons during a march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 11, 2024. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ethnic Uyghur demonstrators take part in a protest against China near Chinese consulate in Istanbul, on October 1, 2023, China's National Day. (Yasin Akgul / AFP via Getty Images)
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Clinical support technician extracts viruses from swab samples in the coronavirus testing laboratory at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, on February 19, 2020, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Getty Images)
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The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney launches land attack missiles on February 3, 2024. (US Navy)
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Employees work on the production line of medicine, at a factory, on January 12, 2023, in Shenyang, Liaoning Province of China. (VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
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An illustration photo shows the DeepSeek logo displayed on a smartphone in Shanghai, China, on March 27, 2025. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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A detail of a hand holding a Covid lateral flow test that shows a positive result, 13th July 2024. (Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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The logo of the World Trade Organization at its headquarters on February 5, 2024, in Geneva, Switzerland. (Getty Images)
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Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian speaks at the 2024 Australia-China Economic Cooperation Forum Tasmania, Australia, October 30, 2024. (Zhang Na/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
