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A see-off ceremony for newly recruited soldiers is held on September 16, 2025, in Fuyang, China. (Getty Images)
Middle East
Middle East
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Peshmerga fighter flashes the V-sign after combat against Islamic State in Bashiqa, November 9, 2016 (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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John Bolton speaking at CPAC, February 24, 2017 (Photo by Gage Skidmore)
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President Trump meets with President Macron in Paris, July 13, 2017 (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Satellite dishes displayed in street of the city of Shiraz before being destroyed by the Iranian army, September 28, 2013 (MOHSEN TAVARO/AFP/Getty Images)
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World leaders and delegates attend the the second day of the G20 economic summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 8, 2017 (Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)
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Israeli protesters demonstrate against a government decision to abandon a deal to allow women and men to pray together at the Western Wall, July 1, 2017 (THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017 (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Experts
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Douglas J. Feith
Senior Fellow
