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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter the hall during a signing ceremony on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities gather during a rally to recruit more fighters in Sanaa, Yemen, on September 10, 2026. (Getty Images)
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An unidentified man with a face mask walks on an ash-covered street near Ground Zero after the collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll testifies on a panel in front of the House Committee on Appropriations at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (US Army)
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A sailor from the navy of Yemen's Aden-based internationally recognised government aboard a vessel patrolling a shipping lane off Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026. (Getty Images)
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People walk up a ramp from FDR Drive as they evacuate from Lower Manhattan in the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001. (Getty Images)
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President George W. Bush addresses the nation from the White House following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. (Getty Images)
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US Army soldiers are welcomed home at the National Guard Armory in Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey, on April 23, 2004. (US Air National Guard)
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
