Great Power Competition – Russia, Iran, China and the Axis of Resistance
The relationship between Russia and Iran and the latter’s participation in the War in Ukraine has been the news. Not only has this war changed the way military leaders in the future will fight wars on land, but it has also challenged the rules-based order that has been in place since the end of World War II. The new dynamic is the growing economic military, political cooperation amongst Iran, the People’s Republic of China, Iran and North Korea. Both individually and as a group they present a new and difficult challenge to the United States and our friends and allies.
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Panelists:
Johanna Moore, Middle East Analyst and Deputy Team Lead – Johanna is an expert on Iran’s Axis of Resistance in Iraq and the Levant. Johanna graduated from American University with an M.A. in U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security with an emphasis in Middle East Studies. She graduated from High Point University with a B.A in International Relations and Political Science.
Christina Harward, Russia Analyst – Christina Harward is a Russia Analyst on the Russia/Ukraine portfolio at the Institute for the Study of War. She received a B.A. in Slavic Studies and Political Science from Columbia University. Her research interests have included the Russia-China relationship, Russian militarization of the Arctic and the Russian diaspora in the Baltics.
