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

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

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Description
  1. xxvi, 262 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
Summary
  1. 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.
Subject
  1. Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-
  2. Since 1991
  3. Energy policy > Russia (Federation)
  4. Politique énergétique > Russie
  5. Energy policy
  6. Diplomatic relations
  7. Politics and government
  8. Buitenlandse betrekkingen
  9. Oost-Westverhouding
  10. Koude Oorlog
  11. Russia (Federation) > Foreign relations
  12. Russia (Federation) > Politics and government > 1991-
  13. Russia (Federation)
  14. Rusland
  15. Het Westen
  16. Russia (Federation) > Foreign relations
Contents
  1. 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.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-249) and index.
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