{"product_id":"putin-confronts-the-west-9781476684994","title":"Putin Confronts the West","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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. Clear accounts of key decisions and foreign policy events--many presented for the first time--provide important insights into the major confrontations with the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea fascinating overview of Russian foreign policy informed first and foremost by Russian logic and narratives of international relations. Such a Russian-centric approach is arguably rare in Western academic writing, and in it lies the value of the book as a guide to the Russian view of the world and international relations.\" - Europe-Asia Studies, 74:6, July 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003ePart I. The Age of Illusions\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Collapse of an Empire\u003cbr\u003e 2. Turmoil and War in the \"Near Abroad\"\u003cbr\u003e 3. The West and the First Chechnya War\u003cbr\u003e 4. The New Architecture for Relations with the West\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ukraine: Deceptive Calm\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Turning Point: Kosovo\u003cbr\u003ePart II. From Acquiescence to Resistance\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Second Chechnya War and Islamic Radicalism\u003cbr\u003e 8. Bridges to the West\u003cbr\u003e 9. Russia and the U.S. Invasion of Iraq\u003cbr\u003e10. Seeking Friendships\u003cbr\u003e11. Russia in the Middle East\u003cbr\u003e12. The West on the Offensive\u003cbr\u003e13. Response to the Color Revolutions\u003cbr\u003e14. Skirmishes with the West\u003cbr\u003e15. Countdown to Collision\u003cbr\u003e16. The Five Day War with Georgia\u003cbr\u003e17. The Response of the West to the War\u003cbr\u003e18. Friends in the Caucasus\u003cbr\u003ePart III. Russia Ascendant\u003cbr\u003e19. A Foreign Ministry for a World Power\u003cbr\u003e20. The Reset in U.S. Relations with Russia\u003cbr\u003e21. The Reset in the Near Abroad\u003cbr\u003e22. Growing Divergences with the West\u003cbr\u003e23. Crisis in Ukraine\u003cbr\u003e24. Reprisals Over Ukraine\u003cbr\u003e25. Russia on the Offensive\u003cbr\u003e26. The Russian Diplomatic Campaign\u003cbr\u003e27. The Rollercoaster of U.S.-Russia Relations\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\u003cbr\u003eAnnotated Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040492257623,"sku":"9781476684994","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476684994.jpg?v=1750946919","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/putin-confronts-the-west-9781476684994","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}