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Dr. Alex Karp at Hudson Institute’s annual gala in New York on November 11, 2025.
Russia
Russia
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A small brick building in Norilsk, Russia, where winter lasts months 11, on March 21, 2025. (Alexander Manzyuk via Getty Images)
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A recruit of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade takes a break in a dugout during field tactical training at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025 (Genya Savilov via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace on May 8, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov at the Kremlin on May 7, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers receive training in trench digging, medical care, and drone operations in Kurakhove, Ukraine, on January 16, 2025. (Wolfgang Schwan via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers fire at drones near Lyman, Ukraine, on April 24, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Kazakh Naval Forces ships sail through the Caspian Sea during a military exercise on October 2, 2020. (Ministry of Defence of Kazakhstan via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers train in the Lyman direction of Donetsk region, Ukraine, on April 21, 2025. (Jose Colon via Getty Images)
Experts
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Nate Sibley
Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative
Richard Weitz
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
