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Second Cold War

Term referring to heightened tensions in the 21st century The terms Second Cold War, Cold War II, and New Cold War have been used by scholars and journalists to describe heightened geopolitical tensions in the 21st century post–Cold War era, usually between the United States and NATO on one side and Russia or China (or both) on the other.

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