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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs the golden book as he meets Norway’s king on October 20, 2026, at the Royal Palace in Oslo. (Getty Images)
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People visit the Baoding Catholic Church in Baoding, China's northern Hebei province, on April 22, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian hold a meeting in Turkmenbashi on October 8, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the Pnyx hill, where ancient Athenians held democratic assemblies, with the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis seen in the background, in Athens on October 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference during the 2026 NATO Ankara Summit in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 8, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with Iceland’s Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir during a tour of Hofdi House as part of a European visit, in Reykjavik on October 6, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Police officers look at the damage following a Russian drone strike on the Northern Bridge in Kyiv on October 4, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Drones synchronize before a swarm flight during XVIII Airborne Corps’ Scarlet Dragon 26-3 at Fort Bragg in North Carolina on September 15, 2026. (US Army)
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Soldiers from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army prepare for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Xiangshan Forum on security dialogue on September 16, 2026. (Getty Images)
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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)
