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Ceremonial soldiers parade during the 79th anniversary of the Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2024. (Sefa Karacan via Getty Images)
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Minister of Defense of Japan Gen Nakatani and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Ministry of Defense on March 30, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Kiyoshi Ota Getty Images)
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A cargo ship and tugboat sail through the Cocoli Locks in the Panama Canal on August 12, 2024. (Getty Images)
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Kazakh Naval Forces ships sail through the Caspian Sea during a military exercise on October 2, 2020. (Ministry of Defence of Kazakhstan via Getty Images)
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The logo of the World Trade Organization at its headquarters on February 5, 2024, in Geneva, Switzerland. (Getty Images)
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Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Marshall Billingslea
Senior Fellow
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Senior Fellow
