Return to winter : Russia, China, and the new cold war against America / Douglas E. Schoen and Melik Kaylan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schoen, Douglas E., 1953- author.

Kaylan, Melik, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--United States.

National security.

World politics--2005-2015.

World politics.

United States--Foreign relations--21st century.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations administration--21st century.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--China.

Russia (Federation).

China--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, [England] : Encounter Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United States is a nation in crisis. While Washingtons ability to address our most pressing challenges has been rendered nearly impotent by ongoing partisan warfare, we face an array of foreign-policy crises for which we seem increasingly unprepared. Among these, none is more formidable than the unprecedented partnership developing between Russia and China, suspicious neighbors for centuries and fellow Communist antagonists during the Cold War. The two longtime foes have drawn increasingly close together because of a confluence of geostrategic, political, and economic interests-all of which have a common theme of diminishing, subverting, or displacing American power. While Americas influence around the world recedes-in its military and diplomatic power, in its political leverage, in its economic might, and, perhaps most dangerously, in the power and appeal of its ideas-Russia and China have seen their influence increase. From their support for rogue regimes such as those in Iran, North Korea, and Syria to their military and nuclear buildups to their aggressive use of cyber warfare and intelligence theft, Moscow and Beijing are playing the game for keeps. Meanwhile America, pledged to "leading from behind, no longer does much leading at all. In Return to Winter, Douglas E. Schoen and Melik Kaylan systematically chronicle the growing threat from the Russian-Chinese Axis, and they argue that only a rebirth of American global leadership can counter the corrosive impact of this antidemocratic alliance, which may soon threaten the peace and security of the world.

Notes:

Originally published as : The Russia-China axis. With a new preface.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781594038440

1594038449