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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
Security Alliances
Security Alliances
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The logo of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is displayed on a smartphone screen. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A NATO flag flies at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on September 12, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A flag of the United Nations flies at the United Nations Offices in Geneva on August 14, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A low-altitude air-defense system, Hisar-A+, is displayed in Ankara, Turkey, on May 7, 2021. (Getty Images)
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A man holds a US flag and a sign with a portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Getty Images)
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A Zaha Marine Assault Vehicle participates in the Steadfast Dart 2026 NATO military exercise at the Putlos training grounds on February 18, 2026, near Oldenburg in Holstein, Germany. (Getty Images)
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An US Marine Corps infantry rifleman poses for a photo during exercise Cold Response 26 in Setermoen, Norway, on February 11, 2026. (US Marine Corps)
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F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts are prepared for a mission during Operation Noble Defender at Pittufik Space Base in Greenland on January 30, 2025. (US Air Force)
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Vice President JD Vance and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev shake hands at the Zagulba Presidential Residence on February 10, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Getty Images)
Experts
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Taro Hayashi
Japan Chair Fellow (Nonresident)
H.R. McMaster
Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair
Masashi Murano
Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
