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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
Europe
Europe
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1, 2025, in Tianjin, China. (Getty Images)
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An aerial view shows the destroyed areas of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, following months of intense fighting near the front line, on October 7, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Demonstrators protest near Tower Bridge over plans to build a new Chinese embassy at Royal Mint Court on March 15, 2025, in London. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky outside the West Wing of the White House on October 17, 2025. (Getty Images)
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer poses for a photograph with China’s President Xi Jinping in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during a meeting with President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet at the White House on October 17, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A worker carries out daily tasks at a gas facility on February 28, 2025, in Velke Kapusany, Slovakia. (Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian multiple rocket launcher BM-27 Uragan fires on Russian positions on October 3, 2025, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
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The European Union flag is displayed at U-Power Stadium in Monza, Italy, on September 27, 2025. (Getty Images)
Experts
Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Tsiporah Fried
Visiting Senior Fellow
