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Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on April 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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An EA-37B Compass Call takes its first official flight at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona on August 28, 2024. (US Air Force)
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A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force mid-range multi-purpose missile is fired during a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area on June 7, 2026, in Gotemba, Japan. (Getty Images)
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USS Mount Whitney and German Navy FGS Hamburg sail together in the Baltic Sea, June 22, 2026. (US Navy)
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeshi Iwaya meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit on June 24, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (Getty Images)
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A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Uzushio-class submarine participates in an international fleet review at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
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Luke Coffey attends the International Black Sea Security Forum 2024 in Odesa, Ukraine, on June 14, 2024. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump arrives for a Rose Garden at the White House on May 11, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers operate a Bliskavka attack drone to strike Russian positions in the direction of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
Experts
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Ian Crone
Fellow (Nonresident), Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
