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Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on April 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
Security Alliances
Security Alliances
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Donald Trump speaks at a House Republicans Conference on November 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Allison Robbert via Getty Images)
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during COP29 on November 13, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Sean Gallup via Getty Images)
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The Union Flag flies above Exton Park vineyard in Southampton, England. (Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping attend a plenary session at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 24, 2024. (Maxim Shemetov/AFP via Getty Images)
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North Korean military officers march during a welcoming ceremony, on June 19, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Getty Images)
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The flag of Taiwan in Taipei on October 10, 2012. (Getty Images)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauds during a joint press conference with US President Joe Biden at the White House on June 22, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)
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The presidents of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates attend the narrow format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 23, 2024. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via 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
