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President Donald Trump pose with NATO heads of state and government at the Hague on June 25, 2025. (Getty Images)
Security Alliances
Security Alliances
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The logo of the United Nations at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly in New York. (Getty Images)
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The Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif attend the official opening ceremony of Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Türkiye, on April 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A large Ukrainian flag waves in the wind as smoke rises on the horizon along the front line following a bombardment by Russian forces on May 25, 2026, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
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A NATO flag flies in the wind in front of the NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 3, 2025. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump pose with NATO heads of state and government at the Hague on June 25, 2025. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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The US Capitol Building at dusk on May 12, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker takes off from Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany on May 19, 2025. (US Air Force)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in New Delhi, India, on on January 19, 2026. (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
