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A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump arrives for a Rose Garden at the White House on May 11, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury on March 29, 2026. (US Navy)
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A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying a new group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site on August 26, 2025, in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. (Getty Images)
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Three U.S Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft fly in formation in the US Central Command area of responsibility, May 9, 2026. (US Air Force)
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Vessels are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the port city of Khasab, Oman, on May 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets with Pakistan’s Army Chief Syed Asim Munir on May 23, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (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
