Analysis Of The New Cold War Was Its Predecessor By Stephen F. Cohen

In the article The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than was its Predecessor was written by Stephen F. Cohen, he states that there are several reason why this New Cold war is far more dangerous than the previous that lasted for 45 years. His statement is very true. This is true because there are many people that are saying that the the tension between Russia and the US are high and they are declaring a new Cold War. People in the US are starting to fear Russia and there are several issues that could launch the US and Russia into a full fledged war. These issues are that Russia is killing anti-Assad fighters, Putin has been demonized by the US media, and there is no anti Cold War propaganda like there was during the previous Cold War. …show more content…
Russia has been siding with Syrian forces and many of the forces are linked to terrorist organizations in Syria. The Russians are using these Syrian forces to take out the anti-Assad fighters. Russia also believes that the US is aiding these anti-Assad fighters. They said that if they keep helping the anti-Assad fighters, they would send in Russian forces to eliminate the American troops. If this actually happens, people would freak out. People would think that Russia is coming to attack their way of life. The whole American population would be in a panic. Washington would have to do something about it. If Russia starts attacking American troops in Russia, there is a risk that a massive war between US and Russia would break out. This thought alone would make the new Cold war more dangerous than the previous Cold War. But, there are other factors that make the tensions higher in this Cold War than the previous