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A customized market procurement train of the China-Europe Railway Express departs from Yiwu Railway West Station on June 8, 2026, in Jinhua, China. (Getty Images)
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People visit the historic Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, on February 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Several Bv206 Hägglunds stand in the snow during the military exercise ”Cold Response 26.” (Getty Images)
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US Army Pfc shoots a SA80 rifle alongside a British Army soldier, during close-quarters battle practice, Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, June 11, 2026. (US Army)
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi inside Downing Street on June 14, 2026, in London, England. (Getty Images)
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Czech soldiers take part in an urban combat training scenario during the Wettiner Schwert 2024 military exercises on April 8, 2024, in Schnöggersburg, Germany. (Getty Images)
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David Asher
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
