In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin enters a hall to meet with graduates of higher military educational institutions at the Kremlin on June 23, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov via Getty Images)
A formation of Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles takes part in a military parade celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing on October 1, 2019. (Xia Yifang via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose for a picture with European leaders following a meeting at the White House on August 18, 2025. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
A US Marine Corps VXE30 Stalker unmanned aerial system is staged during a maritime domain awareness training exercise in southern Finland on July 31, 2025. (DVIDS)
A Ukrainian serviceman searches for a target in Orikhiv, Ukraine, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
An airman unstraps an inert Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) during the Lone Star Challenge at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on July 13, 2023. (US Air Force photo)
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaking at National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 14, 2024. (Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Israeli soldiers inspecting the damage to a synagogue in Dovev, Israel, after it was hit by rockets fired from Lebanon on May 27, 2024. (Jalaa Marey/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)