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Russia's war on everybody : and what it means for you / Keir Giles.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Giles, Keir, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--21st century.
- Russia (Federation).
- Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Halftitle page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- PREFACE
- About this book
- About the eyewitnesses
- About 'Russia' and 'the West'
- About how we got here
- Chapter 1 WHAT MAKES RUSSIA DIFFERENT?
- Why does Moscow behave the way it does?
- Not on the same page
- Same continent, different century
- Return to empire
- Can't we all just get along?
- To understand Russia, suspend disbelief
- Chapter 2 POLITICS: WARFARE BY OTHER M EANS
- Propaganda at home
- The war on history
- Censorship and isolation
- Cracking down
- Getting poorer
- Paranoia at home and Abroad
- Best enemies
- Read the small print
- Chapter 3 NEITHER WAR NOR PEACE
- Direct influence
- Trump and Brexit
- Subversion and influence
- Influence and 'soft power'
- 'Active measures'
- Murder to order
- What to do about it
- Preparation for war
- Chapter 4 WHAT THE RUSSIAN ARMY IS FOR
- Russia and its military
- Rebuilding the forces
- How the West responds
- Military intimidation
- Ukraine
- Keeping the peace
- Chapter 5 NOBODY IS TOO UNIMPORTANT
- Disinformation online
- Suspending disbelief
- Russia and the Western media
- Targeting individuals
- We called, but you were out
- Nobody is too unimportant
- Going global
- Chapter 6 THE WILLING ACCOMPLICES
- MICE and enablers
- Money
- Ideology
- Compromise
- Ego
- London facilitators
- France, Germany and the EU
- Chapter 7 BUSINESS, STATECRAFT AND CRIME
- 'The insurance will cover it'
- Choose your target
- Putting it all together
- Estonia 2007
- not just cyber
- The Night Wolves
- Chapter 8 WHAT COMES NEXT
- Danger signs
- What can be done?
- Coda
- APPENDIX: INTERVIEWEES
- SELECTED READING
- INDEX
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Giles, Keir Russia's War on Everybody
- ISBN:
- 9781350255104
- 1350255106
- OCLC:
- 1371430319
- Publisher Number:
- 99993029921
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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