The Impossible State Live Podcast: Trump and the Autocratic Axis

September 25, 2025 • 11:00 – 11:45 am EDT

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Please join The Impossible State podcast for a timely discussion on President Trump and the autocratic axis. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Victor Cha and will feature Dr. Patricia Kim, Fellow with the Center for Asia Policy Studies and the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution, and Dr. Thomas Wright, Senior Fellow with the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology at the Brookings Institution.

In this episode of the Impossible State, we discussed the growing cooperation among the autocratic countries of China, Russia, and North Korea as they push back against U.S. influence and the U.S.-led international order; the strategies the United States might leverage to counter this bloc; the implications for U.S. policy and its allies; and more.

This event is made possible through the generous support of CSIS.

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Contact Information

  • Minchi Hyun
  • Special Assistant to the President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Program Manager, Korea Chair
  • MHyun@csis.org
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Victor Cha
President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair
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Patricia M. Kim
Fellow, Center for Asia Policy Studies and John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution
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Thomas Wright
Senior Fellow, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy and Technology, Brookings Institution