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The aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrives in Da Nang, Vietnam, for a scheduled port visit on July 30, 2026. (US Navy)
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The Moonshot AI Kimi app is seen on a mobile phone screen in Beijing on July 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump gives Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia a tour of the White House on November 18, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A family rides past a billboard featuring Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, and US Vice President JD Vance at the Lake Lucerne summit in Switzerland on July 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to mark Navy Day at the Main Admiralty in Saint Petersburg on July 26, 2026, in front of a large photo of a submarine. (Getty Images)
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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 on April 11, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Getty Images)
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The flag of Ukraine flies in the wind in front of the Berlaymont EU Commission headquarters on August 17, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium. (Getty Images)
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
