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A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Smoke and fire rise from the Dormition Cathedral following a Russian missile strike on Kyiv on June 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
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China’s manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong is lowered into the Arctic Ocean on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A customized market procurement train of the China-Europe Railway Express departs from Yiwu Railway West Station on June 8, 2026, in Jinhua, China. (Getty Images)
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A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System fires as part of a bilateral live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range in New Mexico on May 11, 2024. (US Army)
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi inside Downing Street on June 14, 2026, in London, England. (Getty Images)
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US Army Pfc shoots a SA80 rifle alongside a British Army soldier, during close-quarters battle practice, Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, June 11, 2026. (US Army)
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Several Bv206 Hägglunds stand in the snow during the military exercise ”Cold Response 26.” (Getty Images)
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Flags with the logo of the European Union wave in the wind in front of the European Commission building, on May 22, 2026. (Getty Images)
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
Richard Weitz
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
