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The ‘axis of upheaval’ that's forming against the West
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Since the Cold War ended more than 35 years ago, many of us have likely not given much thought to Bloc warfare. Those nuclear threats that the Western and Eastern Blocs hurled at each other? A thing of the past.
But lately, the beginnings of a return to Bloc warfare have revealed themselves.
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on the group of countries that are assisting each other to fight wars. And why few have heard of their grouping.
- Peter's article: Trump’s madcap folly emboldening this ‘axis of upheaval’
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