The Cold War was a protracted geopolitical, ideological, and economic struggle that emerged after World War II between the global superpowers of the Soviet Union and the United States.

The phrase Cold War may also refer to:

• Cold war (general term), a geopolitical situation, the kind of which describes the aforementioned struggle
• Cold War (TV series), 1998 documentary series about The Cold War
• Cold War (ice hockey), the largest and most attended outdoor ice hockey game in history

• In fiction and the arts:
  • Cold War (band), an American hardcore punk band
  • Cold War (video game), a computer game developed by Mindware Studios
  • "Cold War", a song by Styx, in the album Kilroy Was Here
  • "Cold War", a song by Funker Vogt, in the album Maschine Zeit
  • "Cold War", a song by Death from Above 1979, in the album You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
  • "Cold War", a song by Devo, in the album Freedom of Choice
  • Cold War, a song by The Vapors on their album New Clear Days
  • Cold War (Code Lyoko episode), an episode of Code Lyoko
  • Cold War (Star Wars), the conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire in the upcoming video game Star Wars: The Old Republic

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