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A see-off ceremony for newly recruited soldiers is held on September 16, 2025, in Fuyang, China. (Getty Images)
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The north lawn of the White House is seen in Washington, DC on July 9, 2021 (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)
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An Afghan street seller offers the local currency called 'afgani' in exchange for US dollars and few pre-paid mobile phone cards, in Kabul, on April 10, 2010. (MAURICIO LIMA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)
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Pakistan's soldiers take part in a ceremony to mark country's Defence Day on September 6, 2021 (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)
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The annual Tribute in Light that will mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
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US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan departs the Yokosuka naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa prefecture on September 8, 2017 (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
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China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles are seen during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019 (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
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David Asher
Senior Fellow
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
