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 Coast Guard Captain Jamie Frederick speaks during a press conference on June 20, 2023, about the search efforts for the submersible that went missing. (Joseph Prezioso via Getty Images)
US Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company participate in the “stairway to heaven” challenge on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, on July 29, 2022. (Cristian G. Torres via DVIDS)
Joe Biden holds a meeting with his science and technology advisors at the White House on April 4, 2023, in Washington, DC. (The White House via Flickr)
Aerial view of the Diablo Canyon the only operational nuclear plant left in California due to be shutdown in 2024 on December 1, 2021, Avila Beach, California. (George Rose via Getty Images)