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A US infantryman releases a Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system for a test flight at Fort Irwin in California on October 25, 2025. (US Army)
Security Alliances
Security Alliances
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Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman speaks to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the Pentagon, March 16, 2017 (U.S. Department of Defense)
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US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron in Brussels, May 25, 2017 (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
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Two US Army THAAD launchers arrive in South Korea, March 5, 2017 (MSgt Jeremy Larlee)
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The New Panama Canal, January 12, 2017 (U.S. Department of Transportation)
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, to attend the G7 summit, May 25, 2017 (U.S. Marine Corps)
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's soeajs during the unveiling ceremony of the Berlin Wall monument, during the NATO summit in Brussels, May 25, 2017 (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, March 17, 2017 (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and U.S. President Donald Trump join dancers with swords at Murabba Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 20, 2017 (Bandar Algaloud / Saudi Royal Council / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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A giant billboard bearing portraits of US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman, Riyadh, May 19, 2017 (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)
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An Iranian flag is seen outside the Bushehr nuclear power plant (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)
Experts
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Taro Hayashi
Japan Chair Fellow (Nonresident)
H.R. McMaster
Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair
Masashi Murano
Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
