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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
Europe
Europe
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Jaroslaw Kaczynski speaks in Karkow, Poland, November 11, 2016 (Elekes Andor)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015 (Host photo agency / RIA Novosti via Getty Images)
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Emmanuel Macron, elected new French President, delivers a speech in front of thousands supporters, Paris, France, May 7, 2017 (Vincent Isore/IP3/Getty Images)
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The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, is illuminated in green to celebrate the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, November 4, 2016 (U.S. Department of State)
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, to attend the G7 summit, May 25, 2017 (U.S. Marine Corps)
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Group photo of G7 leaders at the 43rd G7 summit, Sicily, May 26, 2017 (Italian G7 Presidency 2017)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Kremlin.ru)
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's soeajs during the unveiling ceremony of the Berlin Wall monument, during the NATO summit in Brussels, May 25, 2017 (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, March 17, 2017 (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump, his wife Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump arrive together on Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport, March 17, 2017 (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Experts
Daniel Kochis
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Liselotte Odgaard
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
James J. Przystup
Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
Peter Rough
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Nate Sibley
Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Japan Chair
Richard Weitz
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
