I view the Axis of Evil as the list of countries where regime change was needed as (reportedly) espoused by PNAC.
I then place it into the context of PNAC on Steroids, which was the Obama Administration aka destabilization and overthrow without a calming remnant aka bad guys don't look at explosions. See also Libya. See also Syria (and Egypt, thankfully that was thwarted)
If you want to talk about the literal "Axis of Evil" then the Obama administrations handling of NK couldn't have been more disastrous. Which is why we are in the position we're in today. They're very near a capable ICBM, and likely near a deliverable warhead.