# The New Cold War appears to be just around the corner

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 30, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-cold-war-appears-to-be-just-around-the-corner/413706 "2007-07-30T17:00:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-cold-war-appears-to-be-just-around-the-corner/413706/41 "2007-08-31T21:17:47Z")

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The Nashi might not be neo-Nazis, but [this lot](http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070910/zaitchik_ames) are, they’re doing murder, and some suspect they have ties to the government.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-cold-war-appears-to-be-just-around-the-corner/413706/42 "2007-09-01T01:53:18Z")

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In another disturbing news item, Russia is part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (a trade group) with China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. And recently the Russians have been pushing to turn the SCO from an economic alliance in a military one. A new Warsaw Pact with China and Russia in it together. (Admittedly, China has so far been resisting the Russian proposals.)

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