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A US flag flies off the stern of a tour boat at the Port of Los Angele in California on July 31, 2025. (Getty Images)
Economics
Economics
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) applauds during an agreement signing ceremony in Shanghai on May 21, 2014, with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller (C) and Chinese state energy giant CNPC Chairman Zhou Jiping (R). (ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images)
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Governor Alejandro Garca Padilla at the Governor's Mansion on November 14, 2013 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Christopher Gregory/Getty Images)
Commentary
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Ronald Regan Building and International Trade Center, June 25, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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U.S. President Barack Obama gives the commencement address at the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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A Chinese coast guard vessel (L) followed by a Vietnamese coast guard ship (R) near the area of China's oil drilling rig in disputed waters in the South China Sea, May 14, 2014. (HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
