Russia in the Wake of the Cold War - Perceptions and Prejudices

Informationen zum Autor Dorothy Horsfield is a visiting fellow in the College of Arts and Social Sciences at Australian National University. Klappentext Amid widespread and increasing alarm in Western strategic and foreign policy circles following Russia's capture of Crimea, support for rebels in Ukraine, and military intervention in Syria, this study provides a timely and sophisticated analysis of the nature and intentions of post-Soviet government under President Vladimir Putin. Based on both Russian and non-Russian sources, this book examines the enduring Cold War legacies underpinning Western perceptions of contemporary Russia. It analyzes the ways in which the West has interpreted and reacted to Russia's domestic authoritarianism and foreign policy behavior and argues for diplomatic engagement based on liberal pluralism. Zusammenfassung This study examines the enduring Cold War legacies underpinning Western perceptions of contemporary Russia under President Vladimir Putin. It analyzes the ways in which the West has interpreted and reacted to Russia’s domestic authoritarianism and foreign policy behavior and argues for diplomatic engagement based on liberal pluralism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Cold War Liberal Pluralism and Its LegacyChapter 2: Russia's Liberal Intellectuals and Lost CausesChapter 3: Russian Conservatism and Its AdjectivesChapter 4: Finding Authoritarianism in President Vladimir Putin's RussianFederationChapter 5: Lies, Damn Lies, and Diplomacy: John le Carré, Edward Snowden, and the post-Cold War World of Espionage

Product details

• Authors: Dorothy Horsfield
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781498552172
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5217-2
• No. of pages: 228
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Russia, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, The Cold War, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era