Chinese military personnel take part in a rehearsal ahead of a parade commemorating the eightieth anniversary of victory in World War II in Beijing on August 20, 2025. (Pedro Pardo via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
US Commerce Secretary Howard William Lutnick and Japanese Minister for Economic Revitalization Ryosei Akazawa shake hands on on September 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) sails in formation during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on July 28, 2022. (DVIDS)
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
A microchip and Taiwanese flag displayed on a phone screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo on April 10, 2023. (Jakub Porzycki via Getty Images)
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the NATO Summit on July 10, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)
A news program about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump is being watched at a shopping mall in Beijing on July 14, 2024. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)
People celebrate the victory of the left-wing union after the French parliamentary elections in Paris, France, on July 7, 2024. (Luc Auffret/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin grimaces during his meeting with participants of the Russia International Exhibition-Forum on July 8, 2024, in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)