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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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Afghan security forces inspect the scene of an attack on a clinic in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 12, 2020. (Haroon Sabawoon via Getty Images)
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Iraqi government forces hold an Islamis State group flag on January 26, 2015, in Diyala, Iraq. (Younis Al-Bayati/AFP via 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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David Asher
Senior Fellow
William P. Barr
Distinguished Fellow
