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Bradley L. Bowman serves as senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP) at FDD. A recognized expert on U.S. foreign and defense policy and strategy, he has served as a national security advisor to members of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, as well as an active-duty U.S. Army officer, Black Hawk pilot, and assistant professor at West Point. CMPP promotes understanding of the defense strategies, policies, and capabilities necessary to deter and defeat threats to the freedom, security, and prosperity of Americans and our allies. Bradley spent nearly nine years in the U.S. Senate, including six years as the top defense advisor to Senator Kelly Ayotte, then-senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee. He also served as national security advisor to Senator Todd Young and worked as a Council on Foreign Relations international affairs fellow on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Bradley served more than 15 years on active duty as a U.S. Army officer, including time as a company commander, Black Hawk pilot-in-command, congressional affairs officer on the Army staff in the Pentagon, and staff officer in Afghanistan. As an assistant professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Bradley taught courses on American politics, foreign policy, and grand strategy. He also taught a graduate course on "Congress and U.S. National Security Policy" at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Bradley has testified to Congress, appeared on BBC, CBS, and CNN, and edited and co-authored major monographs on topics such as U.S. military posture, information warfare, and the American defense industrial base. He has published hundreds of essays and articles, including ones published by The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Policy. He earned a master's in international relations from Yale University and a B.S. in American politics from West Point.

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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

"Bradley Bowman, Elaine Dezenski, and Mark Montgomery 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 because if the dictators succeed, our world will be less free, less prosperous, and less safe. Axis of Aggressors is a book to be read and, most importantly, acted upon. We cannot afford to let its recommendations lay inert in its pages."

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