The CRINK Convergence

Overlapping bilateral corridors are lowering the cost of sanctions evasion, war sustainment, weapons exchange, and diplomatic resistance.

Key judgments

• China — assessed as a driving factor in this analytic line, tracked over the 12-36 months forecast horizon.
• Russia — assessed as a driving factor in this analytic line, tracked over the 12-36 months forecast horizon.
• Iran — assessed as a driving factor in this analytic line, tracked over the 12-36 months forecast horizon.
• North Korea — assessed as a driving factor in this analytic line, tracked over the 12-36 months forecast horizon.
• BRICS — assessed as a driving factor in this analytic line, tracked over the 12-36 months forecast horizon.
• Sanctions — assessed as a driving factor in this analytic line, tracked over the 12-36 months forecast horizon.

The full assessment, including sourcing, analytic confidence statements, and indicators and warnings, is available in the downloadable PDF.