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CRINK
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Also known as Axis powers 2.0, Neo Axis powers, Beijing-Moscow-Tehran-Pyongyang Axis, China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, the axis of upheaval, axis of autocracies, quartet of chaos

thumb|upright=1.3| CRINK (China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea) is an acronym coined in 2023 by Western analysts to refer to the grouping of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea that they perceive as a "loose alliance" of anti-Western and anti-imperialist nations.

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Instance of
autocracy
Named after
North Korea
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inception
2023-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • Term
  • International usage
  • Related terms
  • Background
  • Characteristics
  • Anti-Westernism
  • Autocracy and neo-imperialism
  • Economic cooperation
  • Military cooperation
  • Diplomatic cooperation
  • Countries
  • Discussion
  • Impact
  • Analysis
  • Challenges
  • Western response
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

thumb|upright=1.3| CRINK (China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea) is an acronym coined in 2023 by Western analysts to refer to the grouping of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea that they perceive as a "loose alliance" of anti-Western and anti-imperialist nations.

== Term == At the 2023 Halifax International Security Forum on November 17, 2023, president Peter Van Praagh introduced the acronym "CRINK" during his opening remarks:

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