Cooperation Between China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia: Current and Potential Future Threats to America
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The structure of world politics is evolving in ways that challenge American global power more than at any time since the end of the Cold War. The United States now faces risks to its interests across East Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. To make matters worse, China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are increasing their support for one another. Historical precedents from the 1930s and the early Cold War suggest that even deeper cooperation among them is possible and that a more coherent bloc determined to blunt and roll back U.S. power worldwide might develop.1 Political leaders as varied as former House of Representatives majority leader Steny Hoyer,2 Senator Jeanne Shaheen,3 and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell4 have thus warned of a powerful new anti-U.S. axis on the rise. How likely is this scenario?
This paper examines the state of cooperation between China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and identifies …
This paper examines the state of cooperation between China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and identifies …