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Economic Interdependence in Cold War
Economic interdependence is often cited as a reason to argue against the existence of a cold war, but it is rapidly decreasing due to derisking and selective decoupling between nations. Contrary to popular belief, there were significant economic ties between the Soviet Union and the West during the Cold War, with loans, technology transfers, and trade occurring. The speaker believes that the grand strategy in a Cold War scenario is containment, avoiding a hot war, and preventing expansionism, similar to the approach taken during the first Cold War.