The New Cold War: Political Tensions Between the West and Russia in the 21st Century

U ovom radu istražuje prisutnog novog hladnog rata između Zapada i Ruske Federeacije. Nakon teorijskog okvira, gdje se objašnjava realizam, kao teorija međunarodnih odnos. Nakon toga se objašnjava sam konept hladnoga rata i analiziraju se bitni događaji za vrijeme hladnog rata od 1945. do 1991.godine. Nakon toga dolazi do kratke analize Rusije i Zapada za vrijeme 90ih, ali i za virjeme novog milenijuma. Tada dolazimo do glavnog dijela rada, analize događaja, za koje se može reći da su dio novog hladnog rata. Analizira se rat u Gruziji, Ukrajinska kriza, aneksija Krima, situacija oko mosta Kerč, kao i dolazak Donalda Trumpa. U zaključku se rezimira cijeli rad i potvrđuje se glavna teza da je na temelju počitčki napetosti između Zapada i Rusije prisutan novi hladni rat.In this paper, the main task is to analogically prove the presence of the New Cold War between the West and the Russian Federation. First, there is the theoretical framework, where realism is explained, as a theory of international relations. After it, After that, the concept of the Cold War itself is explained and important events during the Cold War from 1945 to 1991 are analyzed. There is a short analysis of Russia and the West during the 90s, but also during the time of the new millennium. Then we come to the main part of this paper, the analysis of events, which can be said to be part of the new Cold War. The war in Georgia, the Ukrainian crisis, the annexation of Crimea, the situation around the Kerch Bridge, as well as the arrival of Donald Trump are analyzed. The conclusion summarizes the whole work and confirms the main thesis that based on the beginnings of tension between the West and Russia, a new Cold War is present