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)
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi listens to speeches during the inaugural session of the 18th SAARC Summit on November 26, 2014 in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Narendra Shrestha - Pool/Getty Images)
Exhaust plumes from cooling towers at the Jaenschwalde lignite coal-fired power station, April 12, 2007 at Jaenschwalde, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) speaks at a campaign rally at Palace Theater on February 8, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)