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 propaganda billboard depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China. The sign reads: "We should build a people's army with a good style of work, able to win battles under the command of the Party". (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un signing the order to carry out the test-fire of the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 at an undisclosed location (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Trump administration's recent actions in Iraq on January 07, 2020 in New York City (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Judges from the Qilian Mountains ecological court visit the Liyuankou Battle Memorial Hall to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) (Photo by Wang Jiang/VCG via Getty Images)
RaiQuan Gray #1 of the Florida State Seminoles walks on the court in the first half of their Sweet Sixteen round game against the Michigan Wolverines in the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)