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A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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US Navy aircraft fly over the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 3, 2026. (US Navy)
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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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US Army paratroopers assigned to 82nd Airborne Division conduct an airborne operation onto Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg on December 8, 2022. (US Army)
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A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuels a B-52H during Operation Epic Fury over the US Central Command area of responsibility, March 20, 2026. (US Air Force)
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Missiles launched from Iran are spotted in the skies over the West Bank on February 28, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Members of the Chinese Military delegation before the closing session of the National People's Congress on March 12, 2026, in Beijing, China. (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
