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Iranian workers walk past a destroyed residential building due to Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian servicemen of the mobile air defense unit fire a machine gun at Russian drones during night patrol on December 2, 2024, in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Maksym Kishka/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
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An anti-government fighter tears down a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, Syria, on November 30. (Mohammed al-Rifai via Getty Images)
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Vanilla, an ultra long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, awaits deployment in Guam on June 13, 2024. (DVIDS)
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Incoming Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo speaks during the United States Indo-Pacific Command change of command ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 3, 2024. (Marco Garcia/AFP via Getty Images)
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Supporters of Yemen's Houthis attend an anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on November 1, 2024. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers operate a 122mm howitzer on November 9, 2024, near Toretsk, Ukraine. (Diego Fedele via Getty Images)
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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
