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China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
Defense Strategy
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Ukrainian serviceman of the Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade launches a FlyEye reconnaissance drone on April 14, 2025, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
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Bryan Clark moderating a panel at the Apex Defense Conference on January 27, 2026. (Hudson Institute)
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President Donald Trump views an honor guard with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at Akasaka Palace on October 28, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to China, on January 29, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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A Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, is seen during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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An MQ-28A Ghost Bat takes off during Exercise Carlsbad at RAAF Base Tindal in April 2025. (Australian Department of Defense)
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Minister of Defence of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov attends the plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on January 14, 2026, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
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An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test on November 5, 2025. (US Space Force)
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
