ClaimsNouriel Roubini

“You have at least 4 revisionist powers in the world: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.”

Nouriel Roubini, interviewee 28 October 2022 Nouriel Roubini on the Ten Megathreats Facing the World (Thought Economics) archived copy

Factual Other global risks

China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are revisionist powers rejecting the post-World War II international order.

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'Revisionist powers' is an interpretive characterisation without a clear test.

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Nouriel Roubini, “China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are revisionist powers rejecting the post-World War II international order.” (said 28 October 2022). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_95d91151f9f3, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_95d91151f9f3

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