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)
A man smokes a joint during a march for the legalization of marijuana towards the Legislative Palace in Montevideo, on December 10, 2013. (PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty Images)
Supporters of Pakistani cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan wave party flags during an anti-government protest in front of the Parliament in Islamabad on September 13, 2014. (AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistani soldiers guard the headquarters of state-owned Pakistani Television (PTV) after the building was stormed during anti-government protests in Islamabad on September 1, 2014. (AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)