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An axis of authoritarian leaders—China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and extremist groups, coined CRINGE by Rep. Adam Smith—working together and separately, poses a number of threats to the international rules-based order. Their combined economic and military strength has influenced the war and instability in Ukraine, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific.
To discuss how the United States and its partners should confront this axis, CNAS will host a conversation on Friday, September 20, with House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) and Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Rob Wittman (R-VA). Jonathan Lord, senior fellow and director of the Middle East Security program will moderate the conversation.
This conversation is part of the CNAS High Stakes: Preparing the Next President series, an election-year initiative to explore the most pressing national security issues that will face the next administration.
For more information visit: cnas.org/events/virtual-event-confronting-the-axis-of-upheaval
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An axis of authoritarian leaders—China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and extremist groups, coined CRINGE by Rep. Adam Smith—working together and separately, poses a number of threats to the international rules-based order. Their combined economic and military strength has influenced the war and instability in Ukraine, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific.
To discuss how the United States and its partners should confront this axis, CNAS will host a conversation on Friday, September 20, with House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) and Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Rob Wittman (R-VA). Jonathan Lord, senior fellow and director of the Middle East Security program will moderate the conversation.
This conversation is part of the CNAS High Stakes: Preparing the Next President series, an election-year initiative to explore the most pressing national security issues that will face the next administration.
For more information visit: cnas.org/events/virtual-event-confronting-the-axis-of-upheaval
Follow CNAS on:
• Twitter: twitter.com/cnasdc
• Facebook: facebook.com/cnasdc
• Instagram: instagram.com/cnasdc
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/center-for-a-new-american-security
