In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin enters a hall to meet with graduates of higher military educational institutions at the Kremlin on June 23, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov via Getty Images)
A formation of Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles takes part in a military parade celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing on October 1, 2019. (Xia Yifang via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose for a picture with European leaders following a meeting at the White House on August 18, 2025. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
A US Marine Corps VXE30 Stalker unmanned aerial system is staged during a maritime domain awareness training exercise in southern Finland on July 31, 2025. (DVIDS)
Fentanyl Citrate, a CLASS II Controlled Substance as classified by the Drug Enforcement Agency in the secure area of a local hospital, July 10, 2009. (Joe Amon/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks to supporters during a campaign event on December 4, 2015 in Johnston, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a campaign event at Grand View University January 31, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Director of National Drug Control Policy Michael Botticelli at the East End Family Resource Center on October 21, 2015 in Charleston, West Virginia. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)