Cold War

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…they each face their own turmoil, away from each other. The Soviet Union (Russia) still suffers from economic ailments brought about by its transition to capitalism, and the United States presently suffers from a security complex, which allowed the events of September 11 to take place. The Cold War, though over for an entire decade, still sends shockwaves throughout the international order, still affecting the relations and actions of the two powers that dominated the era.