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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping inspect an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is welcomed by Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa at Carondelet Palace in Quito on September 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping looks to US President Donald Trump as they descend the grand staircase before a state dinner in the East Room of the White House on September 24, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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The Ukrainian-made Sting and Salut interceptor drones are seen on March 31, 2026, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
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Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng shakes hands with United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prior to their talks in Paris, France, March 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Hizballah flags flutter near damaged buildings in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahieh, Lebanon, on May 6, 2026. (Getty Images)
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United States President Donald Trump shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping as he leaves after a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
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An F-35A Lightning II operates out of Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on September 10, 2026. (US Air National Guard)
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David Asher
Senior Fellow
William P. Barr
Distinguished Fellow
