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Black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (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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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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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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Several Bv206 Hägglunds stand in the snow during the military exercise ”Cold Response 26.” (Getty Images)
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Flags with the logo of the European Union wave in the wind in front of the European Commission building, on May 22, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during the graduation ceremony of the National Defense Academy on March 22, 2020, in Yokosuka, Japan. (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
Senior Fellow
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
