Peter Zeihan: U.S. Navy Seizes Russian Tanker
The US Navy just seized a shadow fleet tanker that managed to slip past the naval quarantine around Venezuela. The tanker reflagged as Russian while…
Thought Leader: Peter Zeihan
The outbreak of the second Cold War
By Niall Ferguson (Original source Boston Globe)
“Regular readers of this column will not have been surprised by the outbreak of the Second Cold War. Ever since President Trump imposed the first tariffs on Chinese imports last year, I have argued that the trade war between the United States and China would last longer than most people expected and that it would escalate into other forms of warfare.
The tech war — exemplified by last week’s measures by the United States against the Chinese telecom company Huawei — is now in full swing. If you still think peace will break out when Trump meets Xi Jinping at the G20 meeting in Osaka next month, you’re in for a disappointment.
Historical analogies are powerful. As the former US defense secretary Ash Carter said at a recent conference at Harvard, in the corridors of power “real people talk history, not economics, political science or IR [international relations].” The first question they ask is: What is this like? And yes, this sudden escalation of Sino-American antagonism is a lot like the early phase of the Cold War.”
Click here to see more
Relevant and recent posts
Erika Ayers Badan: Surviving Company Failure
In this episode of WORK: Unsolicited Advice, Erika talks through what it really looks like to come out of the worst month of your career…
Thought Leader: Erika Ayers Badan
Niall Ferguson on the Trump Corollary and Venezuela
Historian and Free Press columnist Niall Ferguson joins Rafaela Siewert to break down President Trump’s decision to remove Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro—and why he believes…
Thought Leader: Niall Ferguson
More with this speaker
Niall Ferguson on the Trump Corollary and Venezuela
Thought Leader: Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson: Global Conflicts to Watch in 2026
Thought Leader: Niall Ferguson