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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)
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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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China’s manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong is lowered into the Arctic Ocean on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
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The village of Kangaamiut, Greenland, on March 14, 2026. (Getty Images)
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The USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Strait of Gibraltar on October 1, 2025. (US Navy)
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The “Sachsen”, "Bayern", and frigates of the German Navy sail during a military exercise in the North Sea on October 13, 2025, near Harstad, Norway. (Getty Images)
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An US Marine Corps infantry rifleman poses for a photo during exercise Cold Response 26 in Setermoen, Norway, on February 11, 2026. (US Marine Corps)
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F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts are prepared for a mission during Operation Noble Defender at Pittufik Space Base in Greenland on January 30, 2025. (US Air Force)
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A North American Aerospace Defense Command F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft lands at Pituffik Space Force Base in Greenland on October 7, 2025. (US Air Force)
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Daniel Kochis
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
