The Second Cold War, also known as Cold War II, (approx. 2026-2031) was large conflict that stemmed from increased hostilities, tensions, rivalry's, and differing ideologies between the European Union and The United States of America against the Union of Russian Confederate States (URCS for short), as well as the People's Republic of China. The Union of Russian Confederate States was established in 2018, after Belarus joined the former Russian Federation. It occupied most of Asia and the Middle East, as well as the Caucasian countries during it's height of power.