The current conflict in Ukraine is described by some as an inflection point in world history, and perhaps the end of the post-Cold War era. … A recent public opinion survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Levada Center in Moscow shows that Russians and Americans view global divisions along Cold War lines. And in what may be the most alarming throwback to those days, large majorities in both countries fear an escalation to nuclear war. …
Since the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, Russian and American views of each other have tanked. The most recent readings show these negative feelings have only hardened. Moreover, both see the other country’s allies as enemies, and enemies as allies. CONTINUED
Dina Smeltz & Lily Wojtowicz, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and Denis Volkov & Stepan Goncharov, Levada Analytical Center
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