Russia has signed agreements dedicated to increased defense cooperation with Iran and North Korea and has continuously reaffirmed its “no-limits” partnership with China, notably through increased joint military and logistical developments in the Arctic. Beyond defense, the four countries are crucial to each other’s economies and work together in money-laundering schemes and cyberattacks.
fredag 5. september 2025
‘Natural allies’: wrong term for China, Russia, Iran, North Korea
Support of Russia’s war efforts through military technology supply by China, Iran and North Korea has understandably exacerbated Western fears of an emerging bloc. Cooperation among what experts label as “natural allies” to form a united front against the US-led international order has earned them the title “Axis of Upheaval.” And now China, Russia, Iran and North Korea even have an acronym: CRINK.
Russia has signed agreements dedicated to increased defense cooperation with Iran and North Korea and has continuously reaffirmed its “no-limits” partnership with China, notably through increased joint military and logistical developments in the Arctic. Beyond defense, the four countries are crucial to each other’s economies and work together in money-laundering schemes and cyberattacks.
Russia has signed agreements dedicated to increased defense cooperation with Iran and North Korea and has continuously reaffirmed its “no-limits” partnership with China, notably through increased joint military and logistical developments in the Arctic. Beyond defense, the four countries are crucial to each other’s economies and work together in money-laundering schemes and cyberattacks.
