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Soldiers drive a British Challenger battle tank as they take part in an urban combat exercise during a United Kingdom–French joint military maneuver near Reims, France, on April 22, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Soldiers drive a British Challenger battle tank as they take part in an urban combat exercise during a United Kingdom–French joint military maneuver near Reims, France, on April 22, 2025. (Getty Images)
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luke_coffey
luke_coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
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A Mexican National Guard officer stands guard on a pickup truck during a vehicle check heading to the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry crossing in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on February 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A Mexican National Guard officer stands guard on a pickup truck during a vehicle check heading to the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry crossing in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on February 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
An Indian Border Security Force soldier checks the passports of Pakistani citizens as they return to their country at the India-Pakistan border on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on April 25, 2025. (Narinder Nanu via Getty Images)
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An Indian Border Security Force soldier checks the passports of Pakistani citizens as they return to their country at the India-Pakistan border on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on April 25, 2025. (Narinder Nanu via Getty Images)
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walter_russell_mead
walter_russell_mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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