For the time being, the situation remains open. The US failed to unleash some new form of Cold War after the South Ossetian episode, not least because of the global financial and economic crisis.
从目前情况看，仍然无法确定局势的发展方向。美国未能在南奥塞梯一幕发生后发动某种全新形式的冷战，这在一定程度上是受到全球金融和经济危机的影响。