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)
Vice President JD Vance speaking with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the US embassy in Paris on February 11, 2025. (Getty Images)
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina welcomes Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in Riga, Latvia, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by GINTS IVUSKANS/AFP via Getty Images)
Raphael Arnault gestures during a rally following the European election results, in Lyon, France, on June 14, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images)
Charles Michel, Olaf Scholz, Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron, Giorgia Meloni, Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida, Rishi Sunak, and Ursula von der Leyen attend a work session on June 13, 2024, in Savelletri, Italy. (Photo by Alex Brandon/AFP via Getty Images)
A member of the Peoples Armed Police stands at the entrance of the National Peoples Congress at the Great Hall of the People on March 6, 2024 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute