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Beating Iran Beats the CCP

Sever the link between China and Iran to weaken the new axis powers.
Beating Iran Beats the CCP
Navy vessels taking part in a joint Iranian-Russian-Chinese military drill in the Gulf of Oman, on March 12, 2025. Iranian Army Office/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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The new axis of evil—led by China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea in that order—has been tag-teaming democracy for a long time. While Iran and Russia are killing people in Israel and Ukraine, the regime in Beijing is readying to do the same in Taiwan.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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