To what extent are Russia and the USA involved in a new cold war?

Abstract

The present paper addresses the post-Cold war era relations between US and Russia, claiming that relations 25 years after end of Cold War I become very tough. This paper questions whether there is a new cold war between US and Russia. The current geopolitical situation really question the assumption that Cold War has terminated. Maybe the old one ended, but today there is a steady emergence of another cold war. The data is based on the case studies (triangulation) of three different issues: Cold War I and issue of Balance of power and mechanisms of deterrence during Cold War I; Berlin Wall crisis, Cuban Missile crisis and the end of Cold War I; The steady emergence of new Cold War between US and Russia. In order to examine US and Russia’s involvement in a new cold war, this capstone looks at similarities in the cold war era relations between US and USSR and the post-cold war era relations between Russia and US. During the discussion part this paper briefly examines the history of the first cold war to understand what were the negative and positive sides of that period and then the paper discusses current relations between US and Russia. Discussion of the findings revealed that there is a steady emergence of new cold war between US and Russia. The paper claims that instead of keeping rival relations and escalating tensions in relations with each other, these two international actors have to cooperate, seek a balance of power and engage each other in the global security projection process.