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The phrase "axis of evil" was first used by U.S. President George W. Bush and originally referred to Iran, Ba'athist Iraq, and North Korea.It was used in Bush's State of the Union address on January 29, 2002, less than five months after the September 11 attacks and almost a year before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and often repeated throughout his presidency.
The Cambridge History of China: Late Chʻing, 1800–1911, pt. 1. (1978) Floyd, David. Mao against Khrushchev: A Short History of the Sino–Soviet Conflict (1964) online Archived 2020-09-26 at the Wayback Machine; Foust, Clifford M. Muscovite and Mandarin: Russia's Trade with China and Its Setting, 1727–1805 (1969) online; Fravel, M. Taylor.
The August 2008 Russo-Georgian War, also known as the Russian invasion of Georgia, [note 3] was a war waged against Georgia by the Russian Federation and the Russian-backed separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The fighting took place in the strategically important South Caucasus region. It is regarded as the first European war of ...
The China factor. A key factor in how any further alignment develops is China, observers say – by far the most powerful player in the grouping, the lead trade partner for Russia, North Korea and ...
Rumored German instigation for a pro-Axis coup d'état in Iran before the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. [24] Operation Tiger (German plans to instigate a pro-Axis Pashtun insurrection on Waziristan to menace North India through Border conflicts with Afghanistan. Carried out since August 1942, but cancelled in 1944 due to economical problems)
The victory at the front, but the defeat of Russia in the war [citation needed] 1722-1864 Russo-Circassian War Russian Empire. Kalmyk Khanate; Principality of Mingrelia (1803–1864) Principality of Guria (1810–1829) Principality of Svaneti (1810-1859) Principality of Abkhazia (1810-1864) Circassian Confederation Kabardia (East Circassia ...
The Sino-Indian War between China and India occurred in October–November 1962. A disputed Himalayan border was the main cause of the war. There had been a series of violent border skirmishes between the two countries after the 1959 Tibetan uprising, when India granted asylum to the Dalai Lama.
The U.S. will very likely fight a 3-front war against Russia, China and Iran, Palantir’s Alex Karp says. Jason Ma. August 17, 2024 at 10:28 AM. Joe Raedle—Getty Images.