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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter the hall during a signing ceremony on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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The flags of NATO and its member states wave in Brussels, Belgium, on March 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
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An antenna of the Starlink satellite-based broadband system donated by the US tech billionaire Elon Musk in Izyum, Ukraine, on September 25, 2022. (Getty Images)
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg on October 21, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Shipping containers are seen in the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, on August 23, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Russia’s Sports Minister in Moscow on October 20, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A nuclear missile formation attends a military parade in Beijing, China, on September 3, 2025. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping look on during a military review in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2026. (Getty Images)
Experts
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Ken Moriyasu
Senior Fellow
Richard Weitz
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
