The “Sachsen”, "Bayern", and frigates of the German Navy sail during a military exercise in the North Sea on October 13, 2025, near Harstad, Norway. (Getty Images)
Vice President JD Vance speaking with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the US embassy in Paris on February 11, 2025. (Getty Images)
A soldier patrols in an empty shopping galery as the Belgian capital remains on the highest possible alert level, in Brussels on November 23, 2015. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
A navy soldier salutes from the Dutch-made Sea Dragon submarine during a combat skills demonstration in the watersnear the Tsoying navy base in southern Kaohsiung on January 14, 2014. (SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)