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A photo shows US and Israeli flags projected on the historic walls of the Old City near Hebron Gate in Jerusalem on June 22, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A Chinese warship is seen sailing in the West Philippine Sea, on April 27, 2025. (Daniel Ceng via Getty Images)
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An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard atop an armored vehicle near the Clock Tower in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 2, 2025. (Firdous Nazir via Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump, accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
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A soldier of the artillery crew of the Rifle Battalion special unit of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region on May 23, 2025 (Dmytro Smolienko via Getty Images)
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A US Air Force airman signals to an F-16 pilot during exercise Freedom Flag 25-1 at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, on April 17, 2025. (US Marine Corps photo)
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An Indian paramilitary trooper stands alert in Srinagar on May 10, 2025. (Saqib Majeed via Getty Images)
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
