CRINK
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.3| CRINK (China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea) is an acronym coined in 2023 by Western analysts to refer to the grouping of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea that they perceive as a "loose alliance" of anti-Western and anti-imperialist nations.
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- Inception
- 2023
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- Term
- International usage
- Related terms
- Background
- Characteristics
- Anti-Westernism
- Autocracy and neo-imperialism
- Economic cooperation
- Military cooperation
- Diplomatic cooperation
- Countries
- Discussion
- Impact
- Analysis
- Challenges
- Western response
- See also
- Notes
- References
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thumb|upright=1.3| CRINK (China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea) is an acronym coined in 2023 by Western analysts to refer to the grouping of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea that they perceive as a "loose alliance" of anti-Western and anti-imperialist nations.
== Term == At the 2023 Halifax International Security Forum on November 17, 2023, president Peter Van Praagh introduced the acronym "CRINK" during his opening remarks: