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A 49.5-megawatt data center is under construction on April 14, 2026, in Vernon, California. (Getty Images)
Europe
Europe
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Viktor Orbán speaks to the media after he cast his ballot in the Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026, in Budapest, Hungary. (Getty Images)
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A soldier from the unmanned aerial vehicle unit holding a “Marsianin” attack drone on April 7, 2026, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
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Wreckage is seen from what Iranian authorities say is a US military helicopter on April 5, 2026, in an unspecified location in Iran. (Getty Images)
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Arkhangelsk Region Governor Alexander Tsybulsky on March 30, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the Oval Office on August 8, 2025. (Getty Images)
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King Charles III talks to Reverend Christopher Cocksworth after the 2026 Easter Service at St George's Chapel on April 5, 2026, in Windsor, England. (Getty Images)
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The logo of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is displayed on a smartphone screen. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian recruits of Air Assault Forces complete a basic military training in a training center, on March 27, 2026. (Getty Images)
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An oil refinery operates 24 hours a day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 25, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US Navy aircraft fly over the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 3, 2026. (US Navy)
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Experts
Daniel Kochis
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Liselotte Odgaard
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Tomáš Pojar
Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center on Europe and Eurasia
James J. Przystup
Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
Peter Rough
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Japan Chair
Richard Weitz
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
