Putin Confronts the West : The Logic of Russian Foreign Relations, 1999-2020.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De La Pedraja Tomán, René.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952---Influence.

Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--21st century.

Russia (Federation).

Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Western countries.

Western countries--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

Western countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

"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, with clear accounts of key decisions and foreign policy events-many presented for the first time-and important insights into the major confrontations with the West." Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

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.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4766-4240-0

OCLC:

1244812311