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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
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Afghan people holding flags in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2023. (Bilal Guler/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, took part in the unveiling of a memorial stone on May 18, 2024. (Photo via Flickr)
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Ukrainian soldiers prepare the BM-21 artillery vehicle in its fighting position in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on July 23, 2024. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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An unmanned aerial system is prepped for flight operations on April 8, 2024. (Photo via DVIDS)
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People look at one of the buildings damaged by the recent Houthis drone attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 19, 2024. (Matteo Placucci/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Figure of a Kuomintang soldier looking across at the Chinese city of Xiamen on February 4, 2021, in Lieyu, Taiwan. (An Rong Xu via Getty Images)
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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
