[{"command":"insert","method":"replaceWith","selector":"#filtered-grid-articles","data":"\u003Cdiv id=\u0022filtered-grid-articles\u0022 class=\u0022filtered-grid__articles with-featured\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022filtered-grid__featured-article\u0022\u003E\n      \n\u003Carticle class=\u0022featured-article\u0022\u003E\n  \n  \n\n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article--image\u0022\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022media media--image\u0022\u003E\n  \n        \u003Cimg loading=\u0022eager\u0022 srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_sm\/public\/2026-05\/GettyImages-2235048211.jpg?h=c93eff92\u0026amp;itok=5OwU_1Jc 320w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_md\/public\/2026-05\/GettyImages-2235048211.jpg?h=c93eff92\u0026amp;itok=vb4ds25R 640w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_lg\/public\/2026-05\/GettyImages-2235048211.jpg?h=c93eff92\u0026amp;itok=i9G3NBGe 1280w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_xl\/public\/2026-05\/GettyImages-2235048211.jpg?h=c93eff92\u0026amp;itok=1vROLfco 1920w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width:1920px) 1920px, 100vw\u0022 width=\u0022320\u0022 height=\u0022240\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_sm\/public\/2026-05\/GettyImages-2235048211.jpg?h=c93eff92\u0026amp;itok=5OwU_1Jc\u0022 alt=\u0022Flags of Russia and Belarus fly in the wind during joint Russian-Belarusian military drills in Minsk, on September 15, 2025. (Getty Images)\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article--content\u0022\u003E\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article--tag\u0022\u003E\n          \u003Ca href=\u0022\/foreign-policy\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EForeign Policy\u003C\/a\u003E\n        \u003C\/div\u003E\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article--title\u0022\u003E\n        \u003Ca href=\u0022\/foreign-policy\/belarus-about-enter-russian-war-luke-coffey\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Is Belarus About to Enter the Russian War?\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article--author\u0022\u003E\n        \n      \n  \n                                    \n      \n                      \n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--images\u0022\u003E\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--image\u0022\u003E\n                      \n\n\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-eb-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022media media--image\u0022\u003E\n  \n      \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/2026-03\/coffey.jpg?h=347a1157\u0026amp;itok=sXFcW0Wh\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022480\u0022 alt=\u0022coffey\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \n                        \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--drop expert-author--drop-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--drop-image\u0022\u003E\n        \n\n\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-eb-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022media media--image\u0022\u003E\n  \n      \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/2026-03\/coffey.jpg?h=347a1157\u0026amp;itok=sXFcW0Wh\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022480\u0022 alt=\u0022coffey\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--drop-right\u0022\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--drop-name\u0022\u003E\n          \u003Ca href=\u0022\/experts\/1453-luke-coffey\u0022\u003ELuke Coffey\u003C\/a\u003E\n        \u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--drop-position\u0022\u003E\n          Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia\n        \u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n        \u003C\/div\u003E\n                \u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--names\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/experts\/1453-luke-coffey\u0022\u003ELuke Coffey\u003C\/a\u003E\n                    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-teaser--type article-teaser--type-author\u0022\u003E\n                      Commentary\n                  \u003C\/div\u003E\n          \u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022research-card__meta\u0022\u003E\n                    \n\n\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-content-type-tag\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \n                      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022research-card__reading-time\u0022\u003E\n                  4\n Min Read\n            \u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022filtered-grid__article\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n  \n\n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n    \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022research-card research-card--article\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022research-card__image \u0022\u003E\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022media media--image\u0022\u003E\n  \n        \u003Cimg loading=\u0022eager\u0022 srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/16_9_sm\/public\/2026-05\/GettyImages-2277582393-2%20%281%29.jpg?h=ae3710a7\u0026amp;itok=mVOgOw3I 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/16_9_md\/public\/2026-05\/GettyImages-2277582393-2%20%281%29.jpg?h=ae3710a7\u0026amp;itok=HBi_IA3N 768w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/16_9_lg\/public\/2026-05\/GettyImages-2277582393-2%20%281%29.jpg?h=ae3710a7\u0026amp;itok=V4A79-M5 1024w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/16_9_xl\/public\/2026-05\/GettyImages-2277582393-2%20%281%29.jpg?h=ae3710a7\u0026amp;itok=XwJ9sTfn 1920w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width:1920px) 1920px, 100%\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022270\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/16_9_sm\/public\/2026-05\/GettyImages-2277582393-2%20%281%29.jpg?h=ae3710a7\u0026amp;itok=mVOgOw3I\u0022 alt=\u0022A large Ukrainian flag waves in the wind on May 25, 2026, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. 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Ford transits the Strait of Gibraltar on October 1, 2025. (US Navy)\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field--name-field-caption field--type-string-long field--label-visually_hidden\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022visually-hidden\u0022\u003ECaption\u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv\u003EThe USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Strait of Gibraltar on October 1, 2025. 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\n      \n  \n                                    \n      \n                      \n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--images\u0022\u003E\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--image\u0022\u003E\n                      \n\n\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-eb-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022media media--image\u0022\u003E\n  \n      \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/2026-03\/coffey.jpg?h=347a1157\u0026amp;itok=sXFcW0Wh\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022480\u0022 alt=\u0022coffey\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \n                        \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--drop expert-author--drop-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--drop-image\u0022\u003E\n        \n\n\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-eb-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv 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class=\u0022expert-author--names\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/experts\/1453-luke-coffey\u0022\u003ELuke Coffey\u003C\/a\u003E\n                    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-teaser--type article-teaser--type-author\u0022\u003E\n                      Commentary\n                  \u003C\/div\u003E\n          \u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n          \u003Cdiv class=\u0022research-card__meta\u0022\u003E\n                          \n\n\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-date\u0022\u003E\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-24T12:00:00Z\u0022\u003EMay 24, 2026\u003C\/time\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \n                        \n\n\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-content-type-tag\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \n                          \u003Cdiv class=\u0022research-card__reading-time\u0022\u003E\n                    1\n Min Read\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n                      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