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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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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference on November 11, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Kiyoshi Ota via Getty Images)
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The Union Flag flies above Exton Park vineyard in Southampton, England. (Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Anthony Albanese at Parliament House on May 15, 2024, in Canberra, Australia. (Tracey Nearmy via Getty Images)
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Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping shake hands at the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 22, 2024. (Kristina Kormilitsyna/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Veterans ride on floats in the Austin Veterans Parade Celebration on November 11, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell via Getty Images)
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People photograph Donald Trump at a Republican volunteer recruitment event in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 8, 2023. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
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People vote in Brooklyn, New York City, on November 5, 2024. (David Dee Delgado/AFP via Getty Images)
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Donald Trump holds up a fist at a campaign rally on November 4, 2024, in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 4, 2024. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump gather for a meeting on September 27, 2024, in New York City. (Alex Kent via Getty Images)
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William P. Barr
Distinguished Fellow
John Fonte
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for American Common Culture
Bernard Haykel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
