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WKU expert: too early to call US-Russian relations "Cold War"

By Kevin Willis

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkyu/local-wkyu-746901.mp3

Bowling Green, Ky – The ongoing standoff between Russia and the US and Europe over Georgia has led some to make predictions about a new cold war. But WKU Political Science Professor Roger Murphy says it's too early for that label. Professor Murphy spoke to WKU Public Radio's Kevin Willis about how Moscow's invasion of Georgia signals a newly assertive Russia on the world stage.