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Russia's war on everybody : and what it means for you / Keir Giles.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Giles, Keir, author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central
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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