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The new cold war : Putin's Russia and the threat to the West / Edward Lucas.

Title: The new cold war : Putin's Russia and the threat to the West / Edward Lucas.
Author: Lucas, Edward, 1962-
Publication: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

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Description

xxvi, 262 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm

Summary

The first edition of The New Cold War was published to great critical acclaim and Edward Lucas has established himself as a top expert in the field. In this new revised and updated edition, Lucas reveals: The truth about the corrupt elections that made Dmitri Medvedev President of Russia ; How, as prime minister, Vladimir Putin remains the de facto leader of Russia ; The Kremlin's real goals in waging war in Georgia ; How the conflict might soon spill into other former Soviet republics. This new book is a sobering look at Russia's current aggression and what it means for the world--Publisher's description.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-249) and index.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

Putin's rise to power -- Putin in power -- Sinister pretense -- Why money is Russia's greatest strength and our greatest weakness -- The "new tsarism" -- How Eastern Europe sits on the frontline of the new cold war -- Pipeline politics -- Saber-rattling, or selling sabers -- How to win the new cold war.

ISBN

9780230614345
0230614345

LCCN

2008050973

OCLC

277040863
SCSB-11234870

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Harvard Library