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Russia, China, and Iran: Reshaping the International Order?

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International security expert Dina Esfandiary and political scientist Ariane Tabatabai discussed whether relationships between Iran, Russia, and China prevent the US from fully isolating Iran.
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Dina Esfandiary
Ariane Tabatabai
Brian Hanson
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The most significant challenge to the post-Cold War international order is the growing power of ambitious states opposed to the West. Iran, China, and Russia stand poised to take advantage of the US withdrawal from the world stage and reshape the world order. Iran’s relations with Russia and China have helped it form a bulwark against Western efforts to isolate it. From political exchanges and international trade agreements to military cooperation, closer cooperation among the “triple axis” on these issues would have critical implications for US interests and the Western liberal order it has championed for decades. Will these relationships prevent the US from fully isolating Iran once again? Where are relations between Iran and Russia and Iran and China heading, and how could the US react? 

About the Speakers
Dina Esfandiary
International Security Program Research Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Ariane Tabatabai
Associate Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
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Ariane Tabatabai is an associate political scientist at the RAND Corporation and an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security.
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Brian Hanson
Former Vice President, Studies
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Brian Hanson served as the vice president of studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He managed the Council's research operations and hosted the Council's weekly podcast, Deep Dish on Global Affairs.
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