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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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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Arkhangelsk Region Governor Alexander Tsybulsky on March 30, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US Airmen conduct preflight operations prior to a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber departing base in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 29, 2026. (US Air Force)
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A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off for a combat flight during Operation Epic Fury, March 29, 2026. (US Air Force)
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President Donald Trump, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during the "Board of Peace" meeting in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Chinese Coast Guard CCG vessel Sandu patrols the South China Sea on March 24, 2026
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President Donald Trump, during his speech about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (Getty Images)
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A view of the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026, in the west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran. (Getty Images)
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The logo of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is displayed on a smartphone screen. (Getty Images)
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
