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Ceremonial soldiers parade during the 79th anniversary of the Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2024. (Sefa Karacan via Getty Images)
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A South Korean Army K1E1 tank crosses a pontoon bridge on the Imjin River during a joint river- crossing exercise as part of the Freedom Shield military drills with US and ROK forces in the border town of Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 20, 2025. (Getty Images)
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United States troops of the 23rd Infantry Division ford a river in South Vietnam on August 15, 1971. (Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian soldier fires an M2 Browning machine gun during training near Donbas, Ukraine, on March 20, 2025. (Thomas Krych/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth greets Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Christopher Cavoli before the North Atlantic Council meeting of defense ministers on February 13, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium. (Omar Havana via Getty Images)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a joint press conference at the Vahdettin Mansion on July 8, 2023, in Istanbul, Turkey. (Ozan Guzelce via Getty Images)
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Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attend a plenary session at the BRICS summit, in Kazan, Russia, on October 24, 2024. (Photo by Maxim Shmetov/AFP via Getty)
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Two Republic of China Kuang Hua-6 fast attack missile boats sail in formation during a combat readiness exercise at the Zuoying Naval Base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on January 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian soldier holds an FPV drone at arm’s length during military exercises on March 15, 2025, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Roman Chop via Getty Images)
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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
