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A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 2026. (Getty Images)
Security Alliances
Security Alliances
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with President Donald Trump ahead of the 36th NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
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EU flags fly at the entrance to the European Commission ahead of the European Union summit on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
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USS Mount Whitney and German Navy FGS Hamburg sail together in the Baltic Sea, June 22, 2026. (US Navy)
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US President Donald Trump greets South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House on August 25, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at the State Department on June 4, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeshi Iwaya meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit on June 24, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (Getty Images)
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi inside Downing Street on June 14, 2026, in London, England. (Getty Images)
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US Army Pfc shoots a SA80 rifle alongside a British Army soldier, during close-quarters battle practice, Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, June 11, 2026. (US Army)
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Several Bv206 Hägglunds stand in the snow during the military exercise ”Cold Response 26.” (Getty Images)
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Flags with the logo of the European Union wave in the wind in front of the European Commission building, on May 22, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Czech soldiers take part in an urban combat training scenario during the Wettiner Schwert 2024 military exercises on April 8, 2024, in Schnöggersburg, Germany. (Getty Images)
Experts
Satoru Nagao
Fellow (Nonresident)
Tomáš Pojar
Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center on Europe and Eurasia
Jonathan Schachter
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Tom Tugendhat
Distinguished Fellow
