Welcome back to New World next week. I'm James Corbett of Corbett Report.com.

And I'm James Evan Pallato of MediaMonarchy.com. Taking pesticides away from farmers will be like

taking tractors away. We've got that cancerous propaganda story, plus dire straits for dire wolves.

But first, how a new Axis called Crink is working against America. An Axis, you know, like you might

hear against some sort of allies, I suppose,

an axis uniting China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea dubbed crank by some Western officials,

has emerged from the Ukraine War, a loose alliance, united by a mutual disdain for a U.S.-led

world order. That coalition's cooperation steadily deepened in the

four of exchanged food, oil, arms, diplomatic support, military assistance in a manner designed to

remain beyond the reach of Western sanctions. Now President Trump's determination to end the war

creates a moment of truth for the untunt. If he brokers a ceasefire, the bonds between

the four could loosen, but a failure to do so, along with greater U.S. pressure on Iran and China,

could unintentionally deepen this common market of autocracies, says John Park, a non-resident

senior fellow at the Atlantic Council,

who focuses on Indo-Pacific Security and Economic Statecraft.

Statecraft, not witchcraft.

Cooperation between the four nations, though of course isn't new, Russia and Iran,

allied to support the Assad regime in Syria.

Remember that? Man, time flies.

While China has long been North Korea's main patron in Beijing and Moscow's relationship has been deepening for years. But the war

multiplied those ties and helped knit the quartet together. The four are, quote, promoting alternative

systems to compete with the United States primarily in trade, finance, and

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