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Stacks of Iranian rials and US dollars sit on a table in Tehran, Iran, on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a press event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China , on October 23, 2022. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visit Lulworth Camp in London, England, on February 8, 2023. (Number 10 via Flickr)
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The crew of a Leopard 2 main battle tank waiting for Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his visit to the Bundeswehr army training center in Ostenholz, Germany, on October 17, 2022. (David Hecker via Getty Images)
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Travelers walk out of Shanghai Railway Station on December 8, 2022, in Shanghai, China. (VCG via Getty Images)
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends the Quad Leaders’ summit on May 24, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)
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The Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Wikimedia Commons)
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A man walks past portraits of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and current President Xi Jinping at Yanan Revolutionary Memorial Hallin Yanan, China, on October 15, 2022. (Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Senior Fellow
