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A monument to the historic battle of Guningtou, which took place in 1949, on February 3, 2021, in Kinmen, Taiwan. (Getty Images)
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National Security and Defense
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Taiwan Coast Guard vessels are moored at Keelung Port in Keelung, Taiwan, on July 8, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Iranian Zolfaghar missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on August 2, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Warships from Azerbaijan and Iran take part in joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea near Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 4, 2024. (Getty Images)
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference on May 25, 2020, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
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The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific on July 7, 2026. (DVIDS)
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The aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrives in Da Nang, Vietnam, for a scheduled port visit on July 30, 2026. (US Navy)
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President Donald Trump gives Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia a tour of the White House on November 18, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea’s Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui during a meeting in Moscow on July 19, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to mark Navy Day at the Main Admiralty in Saint Petersburg on July 26, 2026, in front of a large photo of a submarine. (Getty Images)
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Experts
David Asher
Senior Fellow
William P. Barr
Distinguished Fellow
