In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin enters a hall to meet with graduates of higher military educational institutions at the Kremlin on June 23, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov via Getty Images)
A formation of Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles takes part in a military parade celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing on October 1, 2019. (Xia Yifang via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose for a picture with European leaders following a meeting at the White House on August 18, 2025. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
A US Marine Corps VXE30 Stalker unmanned aerial system is staged during a maritime domain awareness training exercise in southern Finland on July 31, 2025. (DVIDS)
Banners are placed outside of CNN studios ahead of the first presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 24, 2024. (Photo by Christian Monterossa/AFP via Getty Images)
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) flies its battle flag in the Philippine Sea on June 7, 2024. (Ange-Olivier Clement via DVIDS)
Patrons attend a watch party for the first presidential debate of the 2024 presidential elections in San Francisco, California, on June 27, 2024. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)