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A see-off ceremony for newly recruited soldiers is held on September 16, 2025, in Fuyang, China. (Getty Images)
National Security and Defense
National Security and Defense
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A US soldier holds the national flag ahead of a handover ceremony at Leatherneck Camp in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2017 (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Israeli army exercise simulating conflict with Hezbollah near the Syrian border, September 6, 2017 (JALAA MAREY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Protest against racism and hate in Chicago, United States, August 27, 2017 (Bilgin S. Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Russian, Chinese, and North Korean flags on the border between the three countries, June 25, 2015 (GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images)
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Closeup view of the UTA Flight 772 plane crash Memorial located in the Sahara Desert 450km east of Agadez in the southern Tenere of Niger, January 28, 2014 (DigitalGlobe via Getty Images)
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Armored combat vehicles belonging to Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units, August 31, 2017 (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacts to North Korea's 6th nuclear test, September 3, 2017 (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
Experts
David Asher
Senior Fellow
William P. Barr
Distinguished Fellow
