Forget what you know about Russia – this is what matters
It’s important to stay updated on what’s happening day by day in Ukraine — troop advances, losses, missile strikes — but there’s a much bigger picture behind all of it. This isn’t just about Putin’s ambitions. It’s about a growing global alliance.
Countries like North Korea, China, Iran, and Russia are forming a powerful new bloc. In 2024, Richard Fontaine coined the term Axis of Upheaval to describe this rising anti-Western coalition, which has also been called the Axis of Autocracies and the Quadrant of Chaos.
I spoke to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum to get her thoughts on where this is going and what it means for the future of democracy.
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