Meaning of Cold War II | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The ongoing tensions between the United States of America alongside its European allies and the Russian Federation since the mid-2010s and especially since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022; sometimes called the new US–Russian Cold War.
2. The ongoing tensions between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China since the mid-2010s.
3. The combination of the two above-named cold wars considered as one since the 2022 "no limits" partnership of Russia and China.
4. The later (mostly 1970s–1980s) phase of the Cold War.
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Examples

“And what are the causes of the emerging Cold War II? Comes the retort: Putin has put nuclear-capable missiles in the Kaliningrad enclave between Poland and Lithuania. True, but who began this escalation?”

“The collateral damage flowing from the increasingly charged atmosphere of Cold War II—over issues ranging from nuclear proliferation and counterterrorism to the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria—can only damage US national security and the possibility of a more just and peaceful world.”

“The historians of the future may engage in a similar debate about when Cold War II started in earnest. Was it in 2014, with the unilateral Russian annexation of Crimea and the backlash this produced from the United States and its European allies? Or did Cold War II begin with the brief Russo-Georgian War of 2008?”

“Perhaps he will be proved right. Few critics dispute the need for some form of engagement with Beijing. The alternative is bleak: to cut off ties, possibly start Cold War II and make a lot of U.S. exporters very unhappy.”

“Unfortunately, Washington seems eager to start Cold War II, with Japan again acting as America's “unsinkable aircraft carrier” in Asia.”

“"At the same time, I can't help but wonder if the trade war is part of a bigger impending conflict," Dalio wrote, while Nielsen headlined his weekend missive "Cold War II seems to have broken out with no letup in sight."”

“A second school, common amongst liberal writers, locates the conflict at the level of policy mistakes, missed opportunities and misperceptions on both sides: in this view, the conflict was avoidable- better communication in the period after 1945 or in the late 1970S could have avoided both Cold War I and Cold War II .”

“On the heels of Cold War II, the Soviet empire in Eastern Europe has collapsed, the Soviet Union itself has dissolved, Germany - long the divided heart of the Cold War - has been permitted to reunite, representative government has made a large advance throughout the region, arms control has forged ahead with (by Cold War standards) dazzling speed, and strategic tensions across the length of the European continent have eased (in some cases, only to replace by long-smoldering nationalist strife).”

“Equally remarkable, however, is the direct parallel between Cold War II and renewed federal investment in computing.”

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