axis of upheaval

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Richard Fontaine and Andrea Kendall-Taylor on 23 April 2024, by analogy with terms such as axis of evil. === Noun === axis of upheaval (plural not attested) (neologism, politics, history) The alleged antiwestern collaboration between China, Iran, North Korea and Russia. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see axis,‎ upheaval. ==== Synonyms ==== axis of resistance (also used by supporters of those countries or anti-Western nationalists)