Yeah, but that is the most boring kind of great power conflict. We've had that for centuries. A big country is flexing and wants others to accept a subordinate role; the others don't like it. That's British Empire II at the very most, lacks the punch and vim of a new Cold War.
Really? They made poor Queen Elizabeth shake the guy's hand, and Nixon dropped by, but you think Ceaușescu would have done any worse without Western aid? Romania was always in good standing with the Warsaw Pact and COMECON
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Romania's 1960s and 70s Western loans were really extensive - and having the terms change was one of the main factors in the eventual fall of the regime. (Brenda gave him a knighthood, even! The Foreign Office withdrew it *the day he was shot* which is a little funny)
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Judt's POSTWAR is particularly good on Romania, btw.
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