Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are each individually trying to upset the balance of power in key regions (Eastern Europe, the Middle East, East Asia), but collectively they are trying to shift the balance of power in all of the key regions that make up Eurasia and to undermine the rules and norms that have structured the international order that the US and its allies put in place to contain Eurasian anarchy after 1945.
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“if you put it all together what they are trying to do is shift the balance of power uh in all of the key regions that make up Eurasia and to undermine the rules and the Norms that have structured the international order”
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'We’re Living In a Pre-War World. Great Power War Is No Longer Unthinkable.' | Ep. 49 Hal Brands— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:50:21 AM
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