A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System fires as part of a bilateral live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range in New Mexico on May 11, 2024. (US Army)
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Uzushio-class submarine participates in an international fleet review at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
Anthony Albanese, Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida, and Narendra Modi attend the Quad Fellowship Founding Celebration event on May 24, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. (Yuichi Yamazaki via Getty Images)
Soldiers hold US and Japanese flags during a welcome ceremony for Donald Trump and Melania Trump at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 27, 2019. (Brendan SmialowskiAFP via Getty Images)
An employee checks the production line of drink bottles at the workshop of Changji Baolong Packaging Technology Development Co., Ltd. on May 6, 2024, in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. (Tao Weiming/VCG via Getty Images)
Joe Biden and other leaders participate in a family photo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Retreat summit in Lima, Peru, on November 16, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)