US officials participate in cyber warfare classes at the US Air Force Academy, Colorado. Press TV
Goodbye, Cold War, Welcome To The Cool War -- Toby Harnden, Real Clear World/Sunday Times
It is nearly a quarter of a century since the Berlin Wall fell, bringing the Cold War to a close. The triumph of liberal democracy briefly seemed to herald “the end of history” before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, triggered what the Pentagon called GWOT — the global war on terrorism — and a clash of civilisations between the West and militant Islam.
Just over a decade later, this conflict is drawing to a close. Much of al-Qaeda has been dismantled; President Barack Obama has declared that “the tide of war is receding” and it is time to conduct nation-building at home.
America’s imperial ambitions are over, for the foreseeable future at least. The world is no longer uni-polar.
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My Comment: The 'Cold War' was not necessarily 'Cold' .... in many cases it was very 'Hot'. I can say the same about today's 'Cool Wars' .... in thee conflicts people are dying, and for some this is not at all cool.