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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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Citizens take part in a weekly Saturday march titled “Defend Education,” walking from the Philharmonic Hall to the Parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, on February 21, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A China Coast Guard vessel departs from a dock in Yantai City, China, on April 28, 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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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
