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Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on April 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Relatives of victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide pray at the graves of their loved ones at the Potocari Memorial Cemetery in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on July 11, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A view of the Presidential Palace, the venue for the NATO Summit on July 8, 2026, in Ankara, Turkey. (Getty Images)
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US-made F-35 aircraft of the Polish Air Force on the tarmac at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Lask, Poland, on June 12, 2026. Getty Images)
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A technician launches a Ukrainian Raybird (ACS-3) UAV from a catapult during an aerial reconnaissance mission in the Oleksandrivka sector in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, on June 22, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A US Army air defense artilleryman conducts maintenance on a Patriot missile system on June 1, 2026. (US Army)
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UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohamed Bin Mubarak Fadhel Al Mazrouei arrives at Esenboga Airport ahead of the 36th NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, on July 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte speaks at the pre-summit press conference on July 6, 2026, in Ankara, Turkey. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech during the Defense Industry Forum held as part of the 36th NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 7, 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)
