The relationship between the US and Russia may be bad today, but it is far from a new Cold War, asserts Stephen M. Walt of Foreign Policy. The Cold War was a much more direct rivalry that spanned continents, saw the clash of ideologies, caused millions of deaths in proxy wars, and involved a nuclear arms race. Russia’s recent meddling in the US election is unlikely to have been as extensive as some claim. Local outlets like Fox News set the scene for this type of intervention to happen. But it’s far from an equal contest. America’s economy is about ten times as big as Russia’s now. If anything, China is a much bigger threat.