"axis of upheaval" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by Richard Fontaine and Andrea Kendall-Taylor on 23 April 2024, by analogy with terms such as axis of evil. Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} axis of upheaval (plural not attested)
  1. (neologism, politics, history) The alleged antiwestern collaboration between China, Iran, North Korea and Russia. Tags: neologism, no-plural Categories (topical): History, Politics, Geopolitics, Nationalism
    Sense id: en-axis_of_upheaval-en-noun-kNhOHsMZ Disambiguation of Geopolitics: 81 19 Disambiguation of Nationalism: 83 17 Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33 Topics: government, history, human-sciences, politics, sciences
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see axis, upheaval. Tags: no-plural Synonyms: axis of resistance [also]
    Sense id: en-axis_of_upheaval-en-noun-8qF0ABeT
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