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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)
Security Alliances
Security Alliances
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Green Berets offload from an LC-130H Skibird operated by the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York National Guard on August 18, 2026, at Camp Raven in Greenland. (US Air National Guard)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the Pnyx hill, where ancient Athenians held democratic assemblies, with the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis seen in the background, in Athens on October 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A Leopard 2A6 tank fires during a demonstration as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited troops at the Bundeswehr’s barracks in Munster, Germany, on April 30, 2026. (Getty Images)
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Lieutenant General Peter Mirow, commanding general of the 1st German-Dutch Corps, during a visit to the German-Dutch Corps in North Rhine-Westphalia, Münster on October 1, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A US soldier fires on a target during a squad training exercise at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany on September 9, 2026. (US Army)
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French soldiers with the French Foreign Legion sit on top of a Leclerc tank during NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s visit to NATO allies in Setermoen, Norway, March 18, 2026. (US Marine Corps)
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a news conference in New York after she addressed the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2026, in New York City, US (Getty Images)
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A British corporal talks with Finnish soldiers at Vuosanka near Kajaani, Finland, during NATO’s Northern Axe exercise along the Russian border. (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
