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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs the golden book as he meets Norway’s king on October 20, 2026, at the Royal Palace in Oslo. (Getty Images)
Security Alliances
Security Alliances
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Trailers with launchers for guided missiles of a German Patriot air defense system stand on a snow-covered field in southeastern Poland on April 3, 2023. (Getty Images)
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US-made F-35 aircraft of the Polish Air Force on the tarmac at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Lask, Poland, on June 12, 2026. Getty Images)
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UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohamed Bin Mubarak Fadhel Al Mazrouei arrives at Esenboga Airport ahead of the 36th NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, on July 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
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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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Several Bv206 Hägglunds stand in the snow during the military exercise ”Cold Response 26.” (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
