Mary Kissel examines North Korea's emergence as a critical military supplier for Russia, providing ballistic missiles and combat troops to aid Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. This partnership integrates Pyongyang into a broader "axis of tyranny" alongside Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran. The discussion highlights the failure of past U.S. diplomatic efforts to prevent North Korea from becoming a nuclear power, which now serves as a warning for current dealings with Iran. Additionally, Kissel addresses the strategic complexities of Ukraine utilizing private technology like Starlink for strikes inside Russian territory and the intractable nature of negotiations with the ideological Iranian regime. (1)