The dispatch of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine, China’s escalating military pressure towards Taiwan, and Iran’s Navy drills along with these powers in the Indian Ocean, illustrate a possible scenario about the formation of a new axis between Moscow, Beijing, and Teheran. THE RISE OF RUSSIA After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has suffered a retraction as a superpower. However, after the beginning of the new millennium, it started to gain more weight on the international scene. Nowadays, Russia is one of the strongest military powers in the world with the ability to challenge the global system Russian President Vladimir Putin has been ruling Russia since he took office in 2000 in a Machiavellian way with the goal to restore Russia’s former glory. He reformed the constitution several times to remain as head of state and concentrate all power within his figure. But consequently, many people claim that there is a systematic violation of human r...
