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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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Pakistani ranger and Indian Border Security Force member on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on May 20, 2025. (Narinder Nanu via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
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A small brick building in Norilsk, Russia, where winter lasts months 11, on March 21, 2025. (Alexander Manzyuk via Getty Images)
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Members of the US delegation applaud as US President Donald Trump addresses leaders in Riyadh on May 14, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace on May 8, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)
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Chinese-made Pakistan Air Force J-10C fighter jets perform at a rehearsal ahead of Pakistan’s national day parade in Islamabad on March 21, 2024. (Getty Images)
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A Sailor directs a Rafale Marine (F4) fighter jet, assigned to the aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea on February 12, 2025. (US Navy photo)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov at the Kremlin on May 7, 2025. (Getty Images)
Experts
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Taro Hayashi
Japan Chair Fellow (Nonresident)
H.R. McMaster
Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair
Masashi Murano
Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
