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)
Newly elected Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison speaks at the Liberal Party reception at the Sofitel Wentworth Hotel on May 18, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
Palestinian demonstrators gather east of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip on May 15, 2019, during a protest marking the 71st anniversary of Nakba. (MAHMUD HAMS/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump leaves after announcing his decision about the nuclear deal with Iran during a speech from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington, DC, May 8, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/Getty Images)
President George W. Bush meets with his National Security team in the White House Situation Room, Friday, March 10, 2006, on the latest developments in Iraq. (Eric Draper)