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Stacks of Iranian rials and US dollars sit on a table in Tehran, Iran, on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A Marine simulates providing security for an amphibious landing in Appari, Philippines, March 28, 2022, during Balikatan, a bilateral exercise between the U.S. and Philippines. (Photo by United States Marine Corps)
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Ukrainian serviceman as seen on March 31, 2022 in Stoyanka, Ukraine. (Photo by Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images)
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A soldier interacts with an unmanned ground vehicle during Project Convergence 2021. (U.S. Army/Marita Schwab)
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A protester is seen waving a Ukrainian flag during a demonstration in Krakow, Poland on February 27, 2022. (Getty Images)
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A U.S. soldier on a Stryker takes part in a joint Romanian-U.S. military drill, in a military base, on March 10, 2022, in Smardan, Romania. (Getty Images)
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Yoon Suk-yeol, then presidential candidate of South Korea's main opposition People Power Party (PPP), speaks during a news conference at the party's headquarters on January 24, 2022, in Seoul, South Korea. (Getty Images)
Experts
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
