Almost two decades have passed since the end of the Cold War, but an unexpected chill has hit world relations. In this two-part series produced for the BBC World Service, Tim Whewell looks at recent issues that could re-draw the old fault lines that once divided East and West.
PART 1
When Vladimir Putin was elected as president of Russia two terms ago, he promised to promote democracy and strength and to make peace Russia's priority. The BBC’s Tim Whewell chronicles Russia’s growing fall-out with the West.
PART 2
Tim Whewell looks at Russia’s “pipeline power,” and at how Moscow uses its energy resources to try to set the rules.
THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world.