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Chinese People's Liberation Army honour guard members march during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on November 12, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Field artillerymen from the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion perform a live fire exercise in western Iraq on July 31, 2024. (DVIDS)
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United States and Israeli flags are seen in Manhattan, New York, on July 6, 2024. (Beata Zawrzel via Getty Images)
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Israeli supporters rallied against the terrorist attack in Israel in New York City on October 8, 2023. (Lev Radin via Getty Images)
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An Afghan man sells Taliban flags in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2024. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)
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Taliban military vehicles parade to celebrate the third anniversary of Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in Bagram, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2024. (Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP via Getty Images)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during his visit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 29, 2024. (Bandar Al-Jaloud/Saudi Royal Court/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Joe Biden meets with Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on July 25, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
