Scholars predicted a societal cold war with Islam already in 1991

Evidence

In the wake of the Cold War, the increasing intensity of this historical antagonism has been widely recognized by members of both communities. In 1991, for instance, Barry Buzan saw many reasons why a societal cold war was emerging “between the West and Islam, in which Europe would be on the front line.” — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 569