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A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud walk away after a photoshoot at the US Department of State, in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Thomas/Middle East Images via AFP)
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Palestinian members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in a gathering on January 31, 2016, in Gaza City. (Mahmud Hams / AFP via Getty Images)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara meet during the fourth edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Türkiye, on April 11, 2025. (Turkish Presidency via Getty Images)
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Benjamin Netanyahu and his counterpart Boyko Borisov shake hands during a press conference on September 11, 2012, in Jerusalem, Israel. (Gali Tibbon via Getty Images)
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A view of Baku, Azerbaijan, on September 17, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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A Taliban security personnel stands guard outside the Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Kabul on March 30, 2025. (Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP via Getty Images)
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James Barnett
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Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
