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A 49.5-megawatt data center is under construction on April 14, 2026, in Vernon, California. (Getty Images)
Europe
Europe
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EU flags fly at the entrance to the European Commission ahead of the European Union summit on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian serviceman prepares an UAV for a patrol flight along the Ukraine-Belarus border on June 1, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump attends a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on June 24, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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An FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile is on display in Villepinte, France, on June 16, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A Barracuda unmanned surface vessel undergoes testing in southern Ukraine on March 30, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 29, 2026. (Getty Images)
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General George Marshall and Secretary of War Henry Stimson, circa 1942. (Wikimedia Commons)
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The flag used by the Taliban's interim government is seen over Afghanistan’s embassy in Moscow on July 4, 2025, after Russia officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Getty Images)
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Secretary of State for Energy Security Ed Miliband addresses delegates on the last day of the Labour Conference on October 1, 2025, in Liverpool, England. (Getty Images)
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USS Mount Whitney and German Navy FGS Hamburg sail together in the Baltic Sea, June 22, 2026. (US Navy)
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A Chinese yuan banknote on a world map in March 2026. (Getty Images)
Experts
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)
