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A 49.5-megawatt data center is under construction on April 14, 2026, in Vernon, California. (Getty Images)
China
China
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Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land-attack missile on March 1, 2026, at sea. (Getty Images)
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, on July 24, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on May 4, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A strategic missile is launched by a nuclear submarine of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy on July 6, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean. (Getty Images)
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Iranian Zolfaghar missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on August 2, 2026. (Getty Images)
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China’s President Xi Jinping, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrive for a reception in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 3, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Taiwan Coast Guard vessels are moored at Keelung Port in Keelung, Taiwan, on July 8, 2026. (Getty Images)
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The Moonshot AI Kimi app is seen on a mobile phone screen in Beijing on July 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
Bill Drexel
Senior Fellow
