Malign Alignment: How China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (CRINK) threaten the U.S. and our allies

China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, known together as CRINK, are increasingly challenging the credibility of U.S. leadership and weakening the democratic order, the source of decades of global peace and stability. To counter CRINK, the United States should adopt proactive strategies based on America’s founding ideals of freedom, opportunity, and democracy, and work closely with its allies and partners.

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