The New Cold War Predecessor Analysis

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In the article, “The New Cold War is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor,” Cohen explains how, in our current day and age, that a new cold war is brewing it and it is already more deadly than its predecessor. In my opinion, I agree with Cohen, about the new Cold War , because of the tensions building between communist and noncommunist ideologies. In recent years, the article explains that “Russia is “isolated” in world affairs.” The induced isolation that Russia has brought upon itself has closed off any foreign ideologies and foreign influence. This is worrying, in terms of another cold war, because this will cause many citizens to believe in Putin’s propaganda and follow his customsm blindly. Another valid point that Cohen makes

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