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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
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A recruit of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade takes a break in a dugout during field tactical training at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025 (Genya Savilov via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace on May 8, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov at the Kremlin on May 7, 2025. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for new US Ambassador to China David Perdue in the Oval Office on May 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron on February 24, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Winston Churchill shows off his famous “siren suit” to General Dwight D Eisenhower during a tour of Allied invasion forces in Kent, England, on May 12, 1944 (Wikimedia Commons).
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Ukrainian soldiers receive training in trench digging, medical care, and drone operations in Kurakhove, Ukraine, on January 16, 2025. (Wolfgang Schwan via Getty Images)
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Soldiers drive a British Challenger battle tank as they take part in an urban combat exercise during a United Kingdom–French joint military maneuver near Reims, France, on April 22, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers fire at drones near Lyman, Ukraine, on April 24, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Daniel Kochis
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Liselotte Odgaard
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
James J. Przystup
Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
Peter Rough
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Nate Sibley
Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative
Richard Weitz
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
