Axis of Aggressors

The threat to the United States is escalating, and its enemies have joined forces.

China, Russia, Iran, North Korea - a new Axis of Aggressors. Their cooperation is growing, consequential, and demands action.

In June 2025, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dan Caine warned Congress that Beijing, Moscow, Tehran, and Pyongyang are "pursuing unprecedented levels of cooperation." Many Americans don't know what that means, but are alarmed to see North Korean troops fighting for Russia and Chinese chemicals fueling Iran's ballistic missile program. This groundbreaking book provides answers.

Axis of Aggressors delivers the most rigorous, comprehensive analysis to date of how America's authoritarian adversaries are coordinating across economic, cyber, technology, and military domains - and why it matters. 

Drawing on decades of financial, military, and national security expertise, Bradley L. Bowman, Elaine K. Dezenski, and Rear Admiral (Ret.) Mark Montgomery - all senior leaders at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies - don't just diagnose the global security threats posed by this new authoritarian bloc. They provide specific recommendations to strengthen America and weaken the Axis.

In a wake-up call for Americans, this book is essential for understanding the shifting geopolitical threats and their implications for U.S. security. It is a roadmap for urgent and necessary action.

"The growing alliance among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea is forcing the United States into the most dangerous threat environment we have faced since World War II - one that will require us to modernize rapidly. This book provides a clear understanding of this Axis of Aggressors, as well as the urgent steps our nation must take to deter our adversaries."

 Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee

"[The authors] have pulled the curtain back on the Axis of Aggressors. Thanks to their impeccable research, America and the Free World have all the information necessary to defeat hostile authoritarian regimes' efforts to rewrite the rules of international discourse in their favor. The stakes are high...Axis of Aggressors is a book to be read and, most importantly, acted upon."

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) H.R. McMaster, chairman of FDD's Center on Military and Political Power and former U.S. national security advisor