René de La Pedraja

Putin Confronts the West

The Logic of Russian Foreign Relations, 1999-2020

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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. 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 565g
• ISBN-13: 9781476684994
• ISBN-10: 1476684995
• Artikelnr.: 62829989

Autorenporträt

Rene De La Pedraja, PhD, University of Chicago, has researched and written numerous publications. He is a professor of history at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Part I. The Age of Illusions
1.
The Collapse of an Empire
2.
Turmoil and War in the "Near Abroad"
3.
The West and the First Chechnya War
4.
The New Architecture for Relations with the West
5.
Ukraine: Deceptive Calm
6.
The Turning Point: Kosovo Part II. From Acquiescence to Resistance
7.
The Second Chechnya War and Islamic Radicalism
8.
Bridges to the West
9.
Russia and the U.S. Invasion of Iraq 10.
Seeking Friendships 11.
Russia in the Middle East 12.
The West on the Offensive 13.
Response to the Color Revolutions 14.
Skirmishes with the West 15.
Countdown to Collision 16.
The Five Day War with Georgia 17.
The Response of the West to the War 18.
Friends in the Caucasus Part III. Russia Ascendant 19.
A Foreign Ministry for a World Power 20.
The Reset in U.S. Relations with Russia 21.
The Reset in the Near Abroad 22.
Growing Divergences with the West 23.
Crisis in Ukraine 24.
Reprisals Over Ukraine 25.
Russia on the Offensive 26.
The Russian Diplomatic Campaign 27.
The Rollercoaster of U.S.-Russia Relations Chapter Notes Annotated Bibliography Index