Experts Warn of Growing ‘CRINKs’ Authoritarian Alliance Against Democracies

Published on November 19, 2023

China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, collectively referred to as “CRINKs,” are forging a formidable authoritarian alliance against the West, experts warned at a recent international security forum. Notably, China emerges as a prominent threat, challenging the U.S.-led democracies across diverse arenas in the Indo-Pacific theatre. Military, academic, and humanitarian experts shared this perspective during two panel discussions at the 2023 Halifax International Security Forum (HFX) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Nov. 17–19. “Our adversaries are teaming up against us in Ukraine, in Israel, in Europe, and in the Pacific,” said Josh Rogin, a columnist with The Washington Post, who was moderating the panels titled “Victory in Ukraine = Message to the CRINKs.”...

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