Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Reuters
Michael T. Klare, The Nation: The New Cold War Is Here—and Now 3 Major Powers Are Involved
The world contains more potential flash points than ever before.
We all can recall some of those defining moments that mark the beginning or the end of major historical epochs: the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945; Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech of March 5, 1946, heralding the onset of the Cold War; the tearing down of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, signaling the Cold War’s end; and the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, precipitating our never-ending “War on Terror.” To these, we now must add a new inflection point: the escalation of the New Cold War this February.
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WNU Editor: At present there is a "mini-Cold War" between Russia and the West .... and the main reason why is Ukraine. With time the crisis in Ukraine will be solved, and people like Putin will disappear. As for the medium to long term .... Russia does not have the population or economy to sustain itself as a major force on the world stage .... they are significant only because of their nuclear arsenal. At best .... in the years to come they will remain a regional power that borders a lot of countries ... and talk of a Cold War would be just a distant memory. The country to look at is China. They have the economy and population .... and more importantly .... a determination to be a super power. The conflicts that we see with China today are with its neighbours, and it is using its economic and military strength to get its way. This has created tensions throughout Asia, and a chill between China and all its neighbours. And in this mix is the U.S.. I see this "Cold War" lasting a long time .... probably into the next century.
