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A panoramic view of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2024. (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Security Alliances
Security Alliances
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) flags fly in Brussels, Belgium on April 4, 2023. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress flies in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt on February 24, 2024, in the Philippine Sea. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Thomas Gooley)
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US and Korean soldiers prepare for take off during an air assault mission as part of exercise Freedom Shield 24 on March 13, 2024, at Wonju Air Base in South Korea. (US Army Photo by KPfc. Lee Hyun Bin)
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a press conference on January 4, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by the Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
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President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech during Taiwan National Day on October 10, 2023, in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)
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A screen displays a portrait of re-elected Russian President Vladimir Putin following the announcement of the official results in the three-day presidential election at Russia's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) in Moscow on March 21, 2024. (Stringer via Getty Images)
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A Swedish CB90-class fast assault craft approaches the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall during exercise Steadfast Defender 24 on March 6, 2024, in the Norwegian Sea. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki)
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Ukrainian soldiers on a BWP infantry fighting vehicle prepare for combat near of Lyman, Ukraine, on March 17, 2024. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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John P. Walters and Taiwanese President-elect William Lai in Taipei, Taiwan.
Experts
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Ahmad Hashemi
Research Fellow
Taro Hayashi
Japan Chair Fellow (Nonresident)
H.R. McMaster
Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair
