A production line of the Glide, a high-altitude glider that delivers munitions across thousands of miles, is seen at the defense tech startup Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, California, on September 11, 2025. (Getty Images)
Rushan Abbas holds a photo of her sister, Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas, who is detained in China, during the “No Deals Without Freedom” protest at Lafayette Park on May 11, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Li Qiang and Christopher Luxon visit the New Zealand Innovation and Productivity Showcase in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 15, 2024. (Photo by Brett Phibbs/AFP via Getty Images)
Charles Michel, Olaf Scholz, Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron, Giorgia Meloni, Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida, Rishi Sunak, and Ursula von der Leyen attend a work session on June 13, 2024, in Savelletri, Italy. (Photo by Alex Brandon/AFP via Getty Images)
A member of the Peoples Armed Police stands at the entrance of the National Peoples Congress at the Great Hall of the People on March 6, 2024 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute