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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow late on April 29, 2026. (Getty Images)
Security Alliances
Security Alliances
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The Israeli and United States flags are projected on the walls of the ramparts of Jerusalem's Old City, to mark one year since the transfer of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 15, 2019. (AHMAD GHARABLI/Getty Images)
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Afghan Security personnel inspect the scene of a suicide bomb blast targeted a Police vehicle on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 13 June 2019. (Wali Sabawoon/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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External Affairs Minister of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a press conference, at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, on June 26, 2019 in New Delhi, India. (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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United States President Donald Trump hosts Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington D.C., September 20, 2019. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend "Howdy, Modi!" at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, September 22, 2019. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison walk out on the South Portico Porch during an official visit ceremony at the South Lawn of the White House September 20, 2019. (Zach Gibson/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
