The Galactic Cold War

The Galactic Cold War was a cold war between the Infinite Republic and the New Empire that started in 617 ABY and spanned five years.

Start of the Cold War
The Cold War began once the New Empire began to rise to power, some point after the Battle of Tatooine. The Republic gained awareness of this upcoming threat, and the Cold War "began", although it wasn't completely decided that it was happening until 618 ABY, when the Republic and the Empire began a tug-of-war for independent systems.

Troubles in the Republic and "End" of the Cold War
The Cold War was not easy on the Republic, as it had to rely on many senators on what to do. Protests began on their planets and the Empire viciously began taking planets from the grasp of the Republic. However, the Cold War ended quickly, and many years before the Republic found out. On 622 ABY, the Deathwatch leader, Rael sul B’an, led a planet-wide attack on Dantooine, a Republic planet, with the help of the New Empire's Private Army. There were no visible connections from these invaders to the New Empire, from the Republic's prospective, causing them to believe they were invaded by the Deathwatch.