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President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing on tariffs at the White House on February 20, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a car on February 23, 2025, in Moscow. (Getty Images)
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The Trans-Siberian Railway Bridge is seen spanning the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Wikimedia Commons)
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An US Marine Corps infantry rifleman poses for a photo during exercise Cold Response 26 in Setermoen, Norway, on February 11, 2026. (US Marine Corps)
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A Bayraktar TB3 armed unmanned aerial vehicle carries out its first operational demonstration during the NATO Steadfast Dart-2026 drill in the Baltic Sea on February 17, 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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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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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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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)
