| From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia Contributor(s): McFaul, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1328624382 ISBN-13: 9781328624383 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Political Science | World - Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.95 lbs) 560 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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| Publisher Description: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the diplomat Putin wants to interrogate--and has banned from Russia--a revelatory, inside account of U.S.-Russia relations from 1989 to the present "A fascinating and timely account of the current crisis in the relationship between Russia and the United States." --New York Times Book Review Putin would need an enemy, and he turned to the most reliable one in Russia's recent history: the United States and then, by extension, me. In 2008, when Michael McFaul was asked to leave his perch at Stanford and join an unlikely presidential campaign, he had no idea that he would find himself at the beating heart of one of today's most contentious and consequential international relationships. As President Barack Obama's adviser on Russian affairs, McFaul helped craft the United States' policy known as "reset" that fostered new and unprecedented collaboration between the two countries. And then, as U.S. ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014, he had a front-row seat when this fleeting, hopeful moment crumbled with Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency. This riveting inside account combines history and memoir to tell the full story of U.S.-Russia relations from the fall of the Soviet Union to the new rise of the hostile, paranoid Russian president. From the first days of McFaul's ambassadorship, the Kremlin actively sought to discredit and undermine him, hassling him with tactics that included dispatching protesters to his front gates, slandering him on state media, and tightly surveilling him, his staff, and his family. From Cold War to Hot Peace is an essential account of the most consequential global confrontation of our time. |
Contributor Bio(s): McFaul, Michael: - MICHAEL McFAUL is professor of political science, director and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He served for five years in the Obama administration, first at the White House as special assistant to the president and senior director for Russian and Eurasian affairs at the National Security Council, then as U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation. Dr. McFaul is also an analyst for NBC News and a contributing columnist to the Washington Post. He has authored or coauthored several books, including Russia's Unfinished Revolution: Political Change from Gorbachev to Putin. Dr. McFaul was born and raised in Montana. He received his B.A. in international relations and Slavic languages and his M.A. in Soviet and East European studies from Stanford University, then completed his D. Phil. in international relations at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. |
