This is why the axis of authoritarianism will never be a true alliance like NATO or the EU-Ukraine relationship. As we've seen with Assad's Syria, Maduro's Venezuela and now Iran, once things come to a head these dictatorship will drop each other in the blink of an eye. https://t.co/tZomStkGex
— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 19, 2026