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WASHINGTON DC: The most worrying aspect about talk of a new cold war is that it breeds complacency. The first one ended peacefully in 1991 when the Soviet Union folded its tent. The US-USSR ideological contest implied that one side could triumph if the other’s system failed, which is what happened. Cold war 2.0 offers a different spectre — escalating geopolitical rivalry between the world’s two largest powers with no clear exit ramp. WINDS OF CONFRONTATION It is possible that the “relentless diplomacy” Joe Biden promised at the UN this week could work on China. He has yet to secure...
