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)
President Obama with Defense Secretary Hagel (3rd L), U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Odienaro (2nd L), Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Welsh (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dempsey (R), May 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty)
The Saltire flag flies next to the Royal Standard of Scotland and the Union Flag above a gift shop in central Edinburgh on September 19, 2014. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Image of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong at 'Fun and Art' Festival on December 13, 2008 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. (China Photos/Getty Images)