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Russian Aggression: Cold War 2.0 – Or Did the First One Never End?

Russian Aggression: Cold War 2.0 – Or Did the First One Never End?

Russia continues to wage hybrid warfare across Europe and the United States, and—for the most part—the West has been slow to respond, leaving some to ask – did the first Cold War ever really end, before this new conflict began?

Former CIA and NSA chief Gen. (ret.) Michael Hayden joined Gen. (ret.) Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, to talk about what should be learned from “the first Cold War,” and what’s different—or the same—this time around.

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