There's a new axis of evil: Russia, Saudi Arabia -- and the United States https://t.co/rcJup3b1m0— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) December 10, 2018
The Hill: NYT’s Krugman: US, Russia and Saudi Arabia are ‘new axis of evil’
New York Times opinion columnist Paul Krugman said Monday that Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United States represent a new axis of evil.
"There's a new axis of evil: Russia, Saudi Arabia — and the United States," Krugman tweeted, linking to a story about how the three countries all declined to endorse the United Nation's latest climate study.
The phrase "axis of evil" was coined by former President George W. Bush to refer to Iraq, Iran and North Korea in 2002, three countries accused of supporting terrorism or of nuclear proliferation.
The United States, along with Russia, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, at a climate summit in Poland objected to language welcoming a report produced by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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