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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)
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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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President Donald Trump pose with NATO heads of state and government at the Hague on June 25, 2025. (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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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)
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The 11th Three Seas Initiative Summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on April 28, 2026. (Getty Images)
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King Charles III and President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle during the President’s state visit to the UK on September 18, 2025, in Windsor, England. (Getty Images)
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US and Taiwan flags fly outside the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology in Taoyuan on March 30, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on April 22, 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
