In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin enters a hall to meet with graduates of higher military educational institutions at the Kremlin on June 23, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov via Getty Images)
A formation of Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles takes part in a military parade celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing on October 1, 2019. (Xia Yifang via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose for a picture with European leaders following a meeting at the White House on August 18, 2025. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
A US Marine Corps VXE30 Stalker unmanned aerial system is staged during a maritime domain awareness training exercise in southern Finland on July 31, 2025. (DVIDS)
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard accepts the Wendy Mackenzie Game Changer Award at Christie's Auction House on April 22, 2013 in New York City. (Anna Webber/Getty Images)
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (3rd L) speaks with (L-R) Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) at the Capitol in Washington, DC, January 10, 2017. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump celebrates after his speech during the Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)