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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow late on April 29, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A visitor looks at the view at Ramon Crater in Negev desert of southern Israel on March 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
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An uncrewed surface vessel, Black Tide I by Lungteh Shipbuilding, maneuvers during a demonstration on June 17, 2025, in Yilan, Taiwan. (Getty Images)
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US Navy MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters are supporting Project Freedom in and near the Strait of Hormuz on May 5, 2026. (US Navy)
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A soldier and a design engineer load a machine gun mounted on a ground robotic complex during trials at a training ground on April 10, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US Air Force Airmen load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at a base in the Middle East during Operation Epic Fury on April 18, 2026. (US Air Force)
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The “Sachsen”, "Bayern", and frigates of the German Navy sail during a military exercise in the North Sea on October 13, 2025, near Harstad, Norway. (Getty Images)
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Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on April 22, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media on March 22, 2026, in Dimona, Israel. (Getty Images)
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USS Abraham Lincoln conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz on April 16, 2026, in the Arabian Sea. (Getty Images)
Experts
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
