In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin enters a hall to meet with graduates of higher military educational institutions at the Kremlin on June 23, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov via Getty Images)
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
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose for a picture with European leaders following a meeting at the White House on August 18, 2025. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
A US Marine Corps VXE30 Stalker unmanned aerial system is staged during a maritime domain awareness training exercise in southern Finland on July 31, 2025. (DVIDS)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks about new products as he delivers the keynote address at the GTC AI Conference in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2025. (Josh Edelson via Getty Images)
Soldiers pulling down camouflage netting from a 122 mm howitzer 2A18 before combat work on June 19, 2025, in the Sumy region of Ukraine. (Nikoletta Stoyanova via Getty Images)
The logo of Japan's largest steel manufacturer Nippon Steel corporation is seen in front of the company's head office in Tokyo on January 7, 2025. (David Marueil/ via Getty Images)
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)
A quality inspector checks crankshafts at a factory that produces the mechanical component for the domestic market and export in Binzhou, China, on December 10, 2024. (Getty Images)