National Defense Briefing Series – Sunday July 27th, 2025 Number 19

Great Power Competition – Iran, Russia & China and the Axis of Resistance

The relationship between Russia and Iran and the latter’s participation in the War in Ukraine has changed the way military leaders think about war in the future. It has also challenged the rules-based order that has been in place since the end of World War II. The new dynamic is the growing economic, military and political cooperation amongst Iran, the People’s Republic of China, Iran and North Korea.

Speakers from the Institute for the Study of War

Johanna Moore is an expert on Iran’s Axis of Resistance in Iraq and the Levant. Johanna graduated from American University with an M.A. in U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security with an emphasis on the Middle East.

Christina Harward is a Russia Analyst whose interests have included the Russia-China relationship, Russian militarization of the Arctic and the Russian diaspora in the Baltics.

Sponsored by the Dallas and North Texas Chapters

• Air & Space Forces Association
• Military Order of the World Wars
• Navy League of the United States
• Jewish War Veterans
• Association of the US ArmyProgram starts at 5pm and includes dinner, the presentation with an interactive Q&A session

See https://ndbsinc.org/ for registration and more information