俄罗斯入侵乌克兰并吞并克里米亚；伊拉克和叙利亚分崩离析；中国在南海和东海日益嚣张 — — 考虑到这些发面，后冷战时代似乎已经在2014年结束了。
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea, the disintegration of Iraq’s and Syria’s borders, and increasing Chinese assertiveness in the South and East China Seas, the post-Cold War era appears to have ended in 2014.