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SS2 December 2025

NEW COLD WARS: CHINA’S RISE, RUSSIA’S INVASION, AND AMERICA’S STRUGGLE TO DEFEND THE WEST AUTHOR: DAVID E. SANGER BOOK-REVIEW

Giorgian GUȚOIU

 

Abstract: In his 2024 volume ”New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend the West”, David E. Sanger examines how the optimism that followed the Cold War gave way to renewed global confrontation.
Drawing on extensive reporting and interviews with key policymakers, he traces how the United States’ attempts to integrate Russia and China into a liberal world order instead fueled authoritarian backlash. Sanger explores the rise of China as a technological and military superpower, Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, and the challenges facing American leadership amid shifting alliances and eroding trust.
Keywords: New Cold War, United States, Russia, China, Geopolitics

STUDIA SECURITATIS No. 2 2025 323-326