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Sudanese army soldiers take part in a military in Khartoum, Sudan, on August 23, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Joe Biden and other leaders participate in a family photo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Retreat summit in Lima, Peru, on November 16, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers operate a 122mm howitzer on November 9, 2024, near Toretsk, Ukraine. (Diego Fedele via Getty Images)
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Antony Blinken and the US delegation sit opposite Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa during the "Extended Deterrence Ministerial Meeting" in Tokyo on July 28, 2024. (Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images)
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New recruits improve their tactical skills in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on November 14, 2024. (Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images)
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US Air Force Members prepare for a hot pit refuel on a B-2 Spirit at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on September 10, 2024. (DVIDS)
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China's President Xi Jinping and Peru's President Dina Boluarte shake hands in Lima, Peru, on November 14, 2024. (Ernesto BenavidesAFP via Getty Images)
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Smoke rises from an explosion during an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 17, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)
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Nicolás Maduro meets with Li Keqiang on September 23, 2013, in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang via Getty Images)
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Senior Fellow
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