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Foreign Policy Live

An Alliance of Autocracies?

Foreign Policy Live

Foreign Policy

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4601 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

North Korea and Iran are fascinating countries for many reasons, but also because they're part of an emerging alliance of autocracies. China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are increasingly helping each other out in a range of global hotspots, often stymieing U.S. interests. But what is their end goal? FP Live asks Barbara Slavin, an Iran expert at the Stimson Center, and Chung Min Lee, a Korea expert at the Carnegie Endowment. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):Daniel R. DePetris and Jennifer Kavanagh: The ‘Axis of Evil’ Is Overhyped Robbie Gramer: Looks Like ‘Axis of Evil’ Is Back on the Menu The Economist: A new “quartet of chaos” threatens America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's so funny because when you look at the guys, that's never a topic of conversation. Yeah. What you look like? Yeah. Did you watch the football last night? It's never about, I'll watch your skincare routine. Whereas women walk into a room and because we've been taught to be pitted against each other. Yeah. Not always, but sometimes there's, oh my God, you know, I can't. It's a bit of a barrier. Yeah, yeah. and it shouldn't be there.

0:01.1

We should be trying to change that stereotype. always, but sometimes there's, oh my God, you know, I can't. It's a bit of a barrier. Yeah, yeah, and it shouldn't be there.

0:22.2

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0:27.7

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1:04.9

Hi, I'm Ravi Agrawal, Foreign Policy's editor-in-chief. This is FP Live.

1:12.9

On a recent visit to Kiv, I learned something new.

1:21.4

The head of Ukrainian defense intelligence, Karelo Budanov, was asked to assess which of Russia's allies were helping it the most.

1:27.3

You'd expect his answer to be China, perhaps for its transport of dual-use electronics, or you'd think it would be Iran

1:30.2

for its drones. Now, those are all useful to Russia, of course, but he actually said that the

1:36.6

biggest problem for him was North Korea, which was sending thousands upon thousands of shipping

1:42.8

containers to Russia filled with munitions.

1:46.5

Tiny North Korea, a huge threat.

1:49.7

Keev now says that North Korea is also sending troops to Russia to fight Ukraine.

1:54.4

In June this year, dictator Kim Jong-un put on a lavish welcome for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin gifted him a

2:03.3

six-ton armored limousine, but the real worry here was the increasingly close military alliance

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