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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)
China
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A US Navy MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter supports Project Freedom. (US Navy)
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Voters fill out their ballots at a polling station in the Hillsboro Old Stone School on November 4, 2025, in Hillsboro, Virginia. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Getty Images)
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Construction of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Arizona semiconductor manufacturing complex in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 1, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A US Air Force F-22 Raptor taxis from the runway at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 1, 2026. (US Air National Guard)
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The flags of NATO and its member states wave in Brussels, Belgium, on March 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Shipping containers are seen in the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, on August 23, 2026. (Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
Bill Drexel
Senior Fellow
