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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter the hall during a signing ceremony on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
North and South Korea
North and South Korea
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A plane carrying Russia’s Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev and an accompanying delegation arrives at Pyongyang International Airport on April 20, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un leave after a meeting in Beijing on September 3, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A US sailor directs a Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma on the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln during a replenishment-at-sea on August 16, 2026. (US Navy)
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A military parade marks the anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, on October 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A US infantry carrier vehicle crosses a river during a South Korea–US joint military exercise in Yeoju, South Korea, on August 27, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Republic of Korea marines depart in a combat rubber raiding craft during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows in Hawaii on July 20, 2026. (US Marine Corps)
Experts
Jung Yeop Woo
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
