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The two powers did find a new alignment in the Middle East when civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, with Tehran and Moscow aiding longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against rebels and jihadis.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025 -
The civil war in Syria intensified in 2014 as the PKK was withdrawing its fighters from Turkey.—
Ragip Soylu,
Time,
18 July 2025
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This ‘investment’ is all about the U.S. vs. China cold war, a theme driving the markets and pretty much everything else until further notice.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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At the center of the tech cold war are mirrored titans: Nvidia, the crown jewel of the U.S. AI economy, and Huawei, the symbol of China’s digital ambitions.—
Quartz Staff,
Quartz,
22 May 2025
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Cortes: America quite literally saved the world three times in the 20th century: in two world wars, and then in the Cold War.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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After two world wars and years of housing business tenants, the site transitioned to a Marion County Jail in the mid-1990s.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Many Russians will come to believe that Russia is fighting a holy war against the West and NATO, and that Western sanctions are designed to make ordinary Russians suffer.—
Maxim Mironov,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Mar. 2022
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In 1992, the government pressured Muslim clerics to declare a holy war against Nuba who opposed the regime.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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In contrast, China has made targeted investments intended to give it an advantage in a quick, limited war, while keeping its overall defense spending relatively modest: Beijing’s defense spending has risen from five percent of U.S. levels in 1995 to 32 percent in 2017.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025
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And as always, there’s no guarantee that a limited war would stay limited.—
Joshua Keating,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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