| Description |
1 online resource : maps |
| Contents |
The Collapse of an Empire -- Turmoil and War in the "Near Abroad" -- The West and the First Chechnya War -- The New Architecture for Relations with the West -- Ukraine: Deceptive Calm -- The Turning Point: Kosovo -- The Second Chechnya War and Islamic Radicalism -- Bridges to the West -- Russia and the U.S. Invasion of Iraq -- Seeking Friendships -- Russia in the Middle East -- The West on the Offensive -- Response to the Color Revolutions -- Skirmishes with the West -- Countdown to Collision -- The Five Day War with Georgia -- The Response of the West to the War -- Friends in the Caucasus -- A Foreign Ministry for a World Power -- The Reset in U.S. Relations with Russia -- The Reset in the Near Abroad -- Growing Divergences with the West -- Crisis in Ukraine -- Reprisals Over Ukraine -- Russia on the Offensive -- The Russian Diplomatic Campaign -- The Rollercoaster of U.S.-Russia Relations |
| Summary |
"Russia's surprising return to the world stage since 2000 has aroused the curiosity-if not the fear-of the West. Gradually, the Kremlin went from a policy of deference to foreign powers to acting with independence. The driver of this transformation was President Vladimir Putin, who with skillful caution navigated Russia back into the ranks of global powers. In theaters of conflict such as Georgia, Syria and Ukraine, the Kremlin won significant victories at little cost to consolidate its decisive position. Following a chronological approach from the fall of the Soviet Union to the present, this book draws on new documents to describe how Russia regained its former global prominence, with clear accounts of key decisions and foreign policy events-many presented for the first time-and important insights into the major confrontations with the West." Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952- -- Influence
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Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952- |
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Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
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Russian & Former Soviet Union.
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Europe.
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HISTORY.
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World.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE.
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Diplomatic relations
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Politics and government
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Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
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Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
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Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- Western countries
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Western countries -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation)
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Russia (Federation)
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Western countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781476642406 |
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1476642400 |
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