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An aerial view of a container ship arriving at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025, in Oakland, California. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers fire a mortar at Russian military targets on November 11, 2024, in Toretsk, Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
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The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier transits the South China Sea on May 26, 2024. (DVIDS)
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A worker produces wear-resistant rings for export to European and American markets in a workshop on October 14, 2024, in Binzhou City, China. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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Iran exhibits its missiles, satellite-carrying rockets, and air defense systems in Tehran, Iran, on October 17, 2024. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Members of the US Navy participate in the annual Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2023, in New York City. (Spencer Platt via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian military holds a flag of Ukraine as they receive equipment from Lithuania on November 4, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Ihor Kuznietsov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
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Experts
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
