All of these impact geopolitical stability, global food and energy supply. A “cold war” is used to describe a rivalry between 2 superpowers and their allies, and characterized by political, economic, and propaganda campaigns or limited wars that are localized, hybrid or proxy wars.
In the 21st century, the “cold” war consists of promoting political unrest and distrust, strikes, disinformation, cyber attacks, sanctions and electoral interference or disruptions that distract the public. As technology evolves a new type of war is developing, that is the hybrid war. Hybrid conflict is characterized by political warfare blended with cyberwarfare that are subversive, yet the aggressor may avoid attribution or retribution. An example of hybrid warfare is the weaponization of Syrian refugees at the Polish and Finnish borders, jamming airwaves to disrupt air traffic or radio signals, funding extremist protest and terrorist groups, and thereby increasing disruptions, distrust, destabilizing either regions or states.
The next question is who benefits if trade is not in US dollars? Another currency? Bitcoin? Barter system? Gold? Did the “cold war” end, pause or mutate?
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