| Dismantling the West: Russia's Atlantic Agenda Contributor(s): Bugajski, Janusz (Author) |
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ISBN: 159797210X ISBN-13: 9781597972109 Publisher: Potomac Books OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Explores the evidence for Russia's long-term imperialist ambitions toward the transatlantic alliance |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 327.470 |
| LCCN: 2009015026 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.3" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 268 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
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| Publisher Description: As the Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008 demonstrated in no uncertain terms, Russia has developed into a neo-imperialist power seeking to restore its spheres of dominance, to undermine the emergence of a wider Europe, and to prevent the development of a coherent transatlantic community. Under the Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev presidencies, the Russian Federation has set for itself an ambitious foreign policy goal of counterbalancing U.S. influence and curtailing the expansion of Western multinational institutions. This strategy's key component is to raise Russia's global stature and to diminish America's role by undermining the NATO alliance and neutralizing the European Union. The Georgian conflict demonstrates that Moscow is prepared to use military force to achieve its strategic objectives. Janusz Bugajski explores how the Russian authorities have systematically sought to undermine Western interests through sustained diplomatic campaigns, increasing control over energy supplies, escalating political subversion, and the recent military campaign in the Caucasus. He provides evidence that the notion of a "strategic partnership" between Washington and Moscow is premature at best and a dangerous deception at worst. The struggle between the Western democratic model and the Russian authoritarian alternative will have a lasting impact on America's global alliances. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bugajski, Janusz: - Janusz Bugajski is the holder of the Lavrentis Lavrentiadis Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington D.C. Bugajski runs the South-Central Europe area studies program at the Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State, and has been a consultant to the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Agency for International Development, among other organizations. His most recent books include Atlantic Bridges: America's New European Allies, with Ilona Teleki (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007) and Cold Peace: Russia's New Imperialism (Praeger Publishers, 2004). He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. |