Cold War II

Proper noun

Cold War II

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.
   • 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?2017 January 3, Patrick J. Buchanan, “How to Avoid a New Cold War”, in The American Conservative
   • 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.2018 April 5, Katrina vanden Heuvel, “Why the New Cold War Is So Dangerous”, in The Nation
2. The ongoing tensions between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China since the mid-2010s.
   • 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., “Beijing's Secret Wish List”, in Newsweek
   • Unfortunately, Washington seems eager to start Cold War II, with Japan again acting as America's “unsinkable aircraft carrier” in Asia.2015 May 31, Debito Arudou, “US greenlights Japan's march back to militarism”, in The Japan Times
3. (dated) The later (mostly 1970s–1980s) phase of the Cold War.
   • 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...1990 March, Fred Halliday, “The Ends of Cold War”, in New Left Review, volume 0, number 189
   • 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...1994, Armand Clesse, Richard Newell Cooper, Yoshikazu Sakamoto, The International Systems After the Collapse of the East-West Order, →ISBN