Russia’s Ties With China, Iran Mean Conflicts Won’t Remain Local, US Military Leaders Say

US Military Leaders Warn of Multi-Front Confrontations

US military leaders are increasingly concerned that the United States faces the prospect of global flashpoints turning into prolonged, multi-front confrontations stoked by the United States' main adversaries -- Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. Amid tightening ties between the four countries, this likely means that short, geographically contained wars -- the kind of confrontations that the US military has largely anticipated -- are things of…

Russia’s Ties With China, Iran Mean Conflicts Won’t Remain Local, US Military Leaders Say

US military leaders are increasingly concerned that the United States faces the prospect of global flashpoints turning into prolonged, multi-front confrontations stoked by the United States' main adversaries -- Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.

The Arc of Eurasian Crisis: The Russia-Iran Relationship, Military Power, and Multipolarity

Multipolarity in the theoretical sense, as articulated by modern academic international relations, is highly unlikely to emerge.