Listen "From liberal peace to new Cold War? Turbulence and conflict in the 21st century"
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Contributor(s): Professor Barry Buzan, Dr Elizabeth Ingleson, Professor Vladislav Zubok | When Soviet power collapsed between 1989 and 1991, the overwhelming view in the West was that liberalism had triumphed.
The world could look forward to a period of peace and prosperity, underpinned by globalisation backed by American power. Today all of that early optimism has faded, to be replaced by a deep fear that the world is once again dividing into two camps very much like the Cold War of old.Featured image (used in source code with watermark added): Photo by Konrad Ciężki via Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-in-brown-camouflage-sitting-on-top-of-tank-89112/
The world could look forward to a period of peace and prosperity, underpinned by globalisation backed by American power. Today all of that early optimism has faded, to be replaced by a deep fear that the world is once again dividing into two camps very much like the Cold War of old.Featured image (used in source code with watermark added): Photo by Konrad Ciężki via Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-in-brown-camouflage-sitting-on-top-of-tank-89112/
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