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A photo shows US and Israeli flags projected on the historic walls of the Old City near Hebron Gate in Jerusalem on June 22, 2025. (Getty Images)
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US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a joint press conference with Armenian Prime Minister following their talks in Yerevan on February 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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An F-16 fighter jet leaves Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands for Ukraine on May 26, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A tugboat crosses in front of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem as the ship arrives in Diego Garcia on January 3, 2024. (US Navy)
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Taiwan military personnel take part in a military exercise in Taichung on January 27, 2026. (Getty Images)
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The Ukrainian Motherland Monument is seen in Kyiv on June 3, 2025. (Getty Images)
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F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts are prepared for a mission during Operation Noble Defender at Pittufik Space Base in Greenland on January 30, 2025. (US Air Force)
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Vice President JD Vance and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev shake hands at the Zagulba Presidential Residence on February 10, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Getty Images)
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The emblem of the security conference and the inscription "Munich Security Conference" can be seen on a flag in Munich, Germany, on February 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber taxis on the flightline after a combat mission at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, on April 14, 2025. (US Air Force)
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Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Tsiporah Fried
Visiting Senior Fellow
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
