The new cold war : the United States, Russia and China from Kosovo to Ukraine / Gilbert Achcar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Achcar, Gilbert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomatic relations.

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

China.

China--Foreign relations--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages)

Place of Publication:

LaVergne : Haymarket Books, 2023.

Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2023]

Summary:

A leading international relations expert uncovers the key stages that led from the end of the Cold War to the War in Ukraine. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, warnings of a new Cold War proliferated. In fact, argues Gilbert Achcar in this timely new account, the New Cold War has been ongoing since the late 1990s. Racing to solidify its position as the last remaining superpower, the US alienated Russia and China, pushing them closer and rebooting the 'old' Cold War with disastrous implications. Vladimir Putin's consequent rise and imperialist reinvention, along with Xi Jinping's own ascendancy and increasingly autocratic tendencies, would culminate, respectively, in the invasion of Ukraine and mounting tensions over Taiwan and trade. Was all this inevitable? What comes after Ukraine, and what might the contours of a more peaceful world look like? These questions and many others are addressed in this essential book by one of the most seasoned analysts of international relations. With erudition and sobering analysis, Achcar argues that only by understanding this new landscape can we begin to imagine the contours of an alternative, more peaceful world.

Contents:

COVER

COPYRIGHT

CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION: ON COLD WARS AND THE NEW COLD WAR

PART I GENESIS OF THE NEW COLD WAR

CHAPTER ONE - THE STRATEGIC TRIAD: THE UNITED STATES, RUSSIA AND CHINA

CHAPTER TWO - RASPUTIN PLAYS CHESS: HOW THE WORLD STUMBLED INTO A NEW COLD WAR

PART II HOW THE NEW COLD WAR GOT QUITE HOT

TRANSITION: MOVES AND COUNTERMOVES ON THE GRAND CHESSBOARD

CHAPTER THREE - VLADIMIR THE TERRIBLE: AN OPERA IN FIVE ACTS

CHAPTER FOUR - CHINA: END OF THE PEACEFUL RISE?

CONCLUSION: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

NOTES

INDEX

BACK COVER.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-64259-940-9

OCLC:

1370498549