Gideon Rachman writes about international relations for Financial Times (U.K.). Today he writes that history may well view the invasion of Ukraine as the beginning of the second phase of the Cold War, in much the same way as it views the two World Wars as two phases of one interrupted conflict.
Rachman draws parallels between what is happening now and what happened during the Cold War. His argument is interesting and, perhaps, persuasive as well. It is worth your time to read.
We see the groupings once defined as the First, Second, and Third Worlds have reemerged as recognizable players in the game of geopolitics. This is now the case, after a hiatus during which the lines were not so clearly drawn.
They say history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. This time around the leader of the Second World is China, with Russia as the junior partner. Nevertheless we have V. Putin to thank for getting the band back together.
