From liberal peace to new Cold War? Turbulence and conflict in the 21st century

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/

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/