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![<p>French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrive to the European Council summit on March 19, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. European leaders discussed the military escalation in the Middle East and its consequences for energy prices and security, among other topics. </p>]()
![<p>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warns of the need to hedge against the United States during the 56th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026.</p>]()
By James M. Lindsay- Backgrounder
What Is NATO?
![<p>A view of the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium in May 2018. </p>]()
![<p>The Tokyo Tower is seen illuminated minutes before Earth Hour in Tokyo, Japan</p>]()
By Sheila A. Smith- Backgrounder
The U.S.-Japan Alliance
![<p>Former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta addresses U.S. and Japanese forces. </p>]()
![<p>U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco on November 16, 2023.</p>]()
By Michelle Kurilla![The United States-South Korea Alliance cover]()
The United States–South Korea Alliance
Scott A. Snyder
![Timeline: The U.S.–South Korea Alliance]()
By Scott A. Snyder and Jennifer Ahn- By Scott A. Snyder
- By Stephen Sestanovich
![<p>Members of Somalia’s military officers parade during the handover ceremony of newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu, Somalia, May 23, 2022</p>]()
By Michelle Gavin- By Sheila A. Smith
![<p>G7 leaders pose for a family photo during a NATO summit on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on March 24, 2022.</p>]()
By Stewart M. Patrick![<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, on March 31, 2022.</p>]()
By James M. Lindsay![<p>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a grand welcome in New Delhi after returning from a three-day visit to the United States in September 2021.</p>]()
By Manjari Chatterjee Miller- By Sheila A. Smith
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By Charles A. Kupchan and Gunther Hellmann![<p>Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari during a meeting on the sidelines of the Russia–Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia on October 23, 2019.</p>]()
By John Campbell
