[caption id="attachment_55255489" align="aligncenter" width="3732"] President Xi Jinping inspects the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region …

[caption id="attachment_55255503" align="aligncenter" width="594"] U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a national security strategy speech at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., U.S…

[caption id="attachment_55255500" align="aligncenter" width="5016"] A protester holds a placard with a crossed-out portrait of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a demonstration in support of…

[caption id="attachment_55255497" align="aligncenter" width="1883"] A Muslim voter leaves the polling station in Luton, England. (Getty)[/caption] by Rafaela M. Dancygier Over the last few years,…

[caption id="attachment_55255484" align="aligncenter" width="4474"] U.S. President Donald J. Trump waves during the State of the Union address as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (L) and Speaker of the…

[caption id="attachment_55255491" align="aligncenter" width="3836"] Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) enter the hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace on July 4,…

[caption id="attachment_55255416" align="aligncenter" width="5268"] German Chancellor and head of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel (L) and leader of the German Social Democrats (SPD…

[caption id="attachment_55255414" align="aligncenter" width="5000"] DigitalGlobe imagery (overview) of the Fiery Cross Reef located in the South China Sea. (Getty)[/caption] by Gregory Poling On…

[caption id="attachment_55255411" align="aligncenter" width="3281"] Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony in Beijing's Great…

[caption id="attachment_55255397" align="alignleft" width="5558"] A Syrian opposition fighter takes a selfie as fighters walk through Syria in front of Turkish troops near the Syrian border at Hassa,…