Why America needs to think small to outsmart Russia

Stop swinging for the fences already

Cold War
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The Cold War is not over; it is taking a new shape. The new Cold War involves a one-sided competition in which only Russia actively competes. Meanwhile, America is gradually awakening to the reality of a world it had hoped was "yesterday's news." Unfortunately, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics has returned — if indeed it ever left. The truth is Russia never agreed to the post-Cold War rules; it just needed time to reassert its agenda.

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