(L-R) Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine's deputy prime minister and minister of the economy, and French cabinet ministers Jean Noel Barrot, Eric Lombard, and Laurent Saint Martin in Paris, France, on March 7, 2025. Bastien Ohier/Hans Lucas via AFP via Getty Images
Carl Schuster is a freelance writer who retired from the U.S. Navy as a captain after 25 years of active-duty service. His post-military career spanned 25 years as a university lecturer and defense consultant. He currently resides in Honolulu, Hawaii.