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Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on April 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet is seen on October 13, 2025, on the USS Gerald R. Ford. (US Navy)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Donald Trump at the White House during his visit to Washington, DC, on July 28, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Emergency responders work at the site of a Russian ballistic missile strike on a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 1, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 flies in formation over USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Arabian Sea on June 30, 2026. (US Navy)
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech at City Hall on July 3, 2026, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off from a base in the US Central Command area of responsibility on June 18, 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
