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China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian soldier holds an interceptor drone as his unit carries out combat missions in Ukraine on March 4, 2026. (Getty Images)
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An interceptor drone used by Ukraine's 208th Khersonska Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade flies in the sky as the unit carries out combat missions in Ukraine on March 4, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A low-altitude air-defense system, Hisar-A+, is displayed in Ankara, Turkey, on May 7, 2021. (Getty Images)
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A cargo ship docked at Port Aktau, Kazakhstan, on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian artillerymen aim a CAESAR self-propelled howitzer near Pokrovsk on February 12, 2026, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)
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A Zaha Marine Assault Vehicle participates in the Steadfast Dart 2026 NATO military exercise at the Putlos training grounds on February 18, 2026, near Oldenburg in Holstein, Germany. (Getty Images)
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A Tencore unmanned ground vehicle TerMIT is seen being driven through the snow during a demonstration on February 20, 2026, in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. (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)
