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Relatives of victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide pray at the graves of their loved ones at the Potocari Memorial Cemetery in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on July 11, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump leaves after holding a press conference during the NATO summit at the Presidential Complex on July 8, 2026, in Ankara, Türkiye. (Getty Images)
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Trucks carrying food and fuel enter the Gaza Strip through the Kissufim Crossing in central Gaza, accompanied by a United Nations team, on October 17, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin writing the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Wikimedia Commons)
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People deploy a large US flag near the US Capitol as part of the “Salute to America” Independence Day celebration on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Fireworks celebrating America's 250th over Washington, DC, on July 5, 2026, in Arlington, VA. (Getty Images)
Experts
Mary Kissel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Rachel Mackey
Fellow and Executive Director, Hudson Institute Political Studies
