The world's leading autocracies -- China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea -- are increasingly drawing on one another's resources to withstand Western pressure. For Washington, the strategic dilemma is the extent to which their alignment alters the balance of power across multiple theaters.

The world's leading autocracies -- China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea -- are increasingly drawing on one another's resources to withstand Western pressure. For Washington, the…

China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are building an increasingly effective but still transactional network that allows them to reinforce one another militarily, economically, and…