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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
Politics and Government
Politics and Government
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Russian infantry in the trenches during their battle against the Austro-Hungarian army on the eastern front in World War I in August 1914. (Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference a day after Japan's lower house election on October 28, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Kim Kyung-Hoon via Getty Images)
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State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller speaks on the Iranian missile attacks on Israel on October 1, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)
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Former President Donald Trump walks off stage at the end of a campaign rally on October 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)
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Illustration of four of the United States Founding Fathers,1774. (Getty Images)
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American flags are seen waving during a Naturalization Ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2024, in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images)
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Activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party take part in a public rally in Lahore on September 21, 2024. (Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran, on October 4, 2024. (Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Experts
Bernard Haykel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Mary Kissel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Tod Lindberg
Senior Fellow
