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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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A US Air Force F-22 Raptor parks following military actions in Venezuela in support of Operation Absolute Resolve on January 3, 2026. (US Air Force)
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President Donald Trump, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio monitor US military operations in Venezuela from Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club on January 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Getty Images)
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An Israeli Air Force F-16 departs in-flight on July 11, 2023. (US Air Force)
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The Ukrainian flag and the Motherland Monument in Kyiv on August 23, 2025. (Getty Images)
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European leaders, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose for a family photo on December 15, 2025, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. (Getty Images)
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Bridges are seen crossing the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in February 2017, with a road bridge in the foreground and rail bridge in the background. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Soldiers from an artillery unit watch a drone flying above the caponier of their artillery weapon during a combat mission in the Pokrovsk direction in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on December 11, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A view of NUSRET-2025 Invitation Military Drill held at the Gulf of Saros in Canakkale, Turkiye, on October 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A US Navy Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft maneuvers in the Atlantic Ocean on September 23, 2025. (US Navy)
Experts
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
