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A monument to the historic battle of Guningtou, which took place in 1949, on February 3, 2021, in Kinmen, Taiwan. (Getty Images)
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US-made M1A2T Abrams tanks are seen during a live-fire shooting session for Taiwan’s first batch of the advanced tank in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on July 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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An Israeli Air Force F-16 departs in-flight on July 11, 2023. (US Air Force)
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China's President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People on November 25, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Recruits crawl a designated distance with combat gear during the zero day of basic combined arms training in Ukraine, on December 12, 2025 (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks at an event at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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The Ukrainian flag and the Motherland Monument in Kyiv on August 23, 2025. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump listens during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Chinese national flags flutter near Tian'anmen Square on March 3, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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David Asher
Senior Fellow
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
