... and losses of human lives. In each of the two Asian conflicts millions of people, mostly civilians died, and even more were displaced. Out of the third problems of divided nations—China, Korea, Vietnam—only the third one was successfully resolved. China was able to reintegrate Hong Kong, but is still working on Taiwan; a Korean reunification still looks as a pipe-dream.
Another difference between the Cold War in Europe and in Asia was that in Europe the old War had its ‘classical’ bipolar shape—the United States and the Soviet Union led two highly hierarchical, disciplined and well-structured military alliances opposing each other. True, there ...
... two major world markets as a sign that there is no new cold war, but that is only a form of expression, and the essence of the Cold War lies in non-military confrontation and confrontation between world powers.
Although the fate of the world is not predestined ... ... the West's division of the world into "democratic" and "totalitarian" camps, and the associated policies. China opposes and strongly resists this approach, but unity requires the cooperation of both sides, while division and antagonism ...
... dominates the world stage. But could it have been different?
Richard Sakwa shows how the years before the first mass invasion of Ukraine represented a hiatus in conflict rather than a lasting accord – and how, since then, we have been in a ‘Second Cold War’. Tracing the mistakes on both sides that led to the current crisis, Sakwa considers the resurgence of China and Russia and the disruptions and ambitions of the liberal order that opened up catastrophic new lines of conflict.
This is a vital, strongly-argued account of how the world lost its chance at peace, and instead saw the return of war in Europe,...
... towards the United States is much more intriguing. China is strengthening its defensive and industrial potential, expanding its economic sanctions and consistently pursuing its course. At the same time, the PRC is reluctant to get involved in an open Cold War. China is evidently not eager to assume the Soviet Union’s role in the bipolar era of the 20
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century. China has many advantages in terms of the global economy despite its growing politicisation. At the same time, few countries want to be faced with ...
Over the past year politics seems to have returned to the past. But it is not clear whether it is a comeback to the Cold War time with its ideological intransigence, or the 19th century when some kindled the flames of revolutions and others sought ... ... economic development and prosperity.
The rich potential of joint growth of Asian countries – from India to Japan and from China to Indonesia – is the subject of a study done by Timofei Bordachev, Anastasia Likhacheva and Zhang Xin. China’s ...