cold war ii
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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The ongoing tensions between the United States of America alongside its European allies and the Russian Federation since the mid-2010s and especially since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022; sometimes called the new US–Russian Cold War.
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The ongoing tensions between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China since the mid-2010s.
Example Sentences
- "And what are the causes of the emerging Cold War II? Comes the retort: Putin has put nuclear-capable missiles in the Kaliningrad enclave between Poland and Lithuania. True, but who began this escalation?"
- "The collateral damage flowing from the increasingly charged atmosphere of Cold War II—over issues ranging from nuclear proliferation and counterterrorism to the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria—can only damage US national security and the possibility of a more just and peaceful world."
- "The historians of the future may engage in a similar debate about when Cold War II started in earnest. Was it in 2014, with the unilateral Russian annexation of Crimea and the backlash this produced from the United States and its European allies? Or did Cold War II begin with the brief Russo-Georgian War of 2008?"
- "Perhaps he will be proved right. Few critics dispute the need for some form of engagement with Beijing. The alternative is bleak: to cut off ties, possibly start Cold War II and make a lot of U.S. exporters very unhappy."
- "Unfortunately, Washington seems eager to start Cold War II, with Japan again acting as America's “unsinkable aircraft carrier” in Asia."
- ""At the same time, I can't help but wonder if the trade war is part of a bigger impending conflict," Dalio wrote, while Nielsen headlined his weekend missive "Cold War II seems to have broken out with no letup in sight.""