{"product_id":"9781538741627","title":"Putin's World","description":"Author: Angela Stent\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781538741627\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 May 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 464 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did Russia manage to emerge resurgent on the world stage and play a weak hand so effectively? Is it because Putin is a brilliant strategist? Or has Russia stepped into a vacuum created by the West's distraction with its own domestic problems and US ambivalence about whether it still wants to act as a superpower? \u003ci\u003ePutin's World\u003c\/i\u003e examines the country's turbulent past, how it has influenced Putin, the Russians' understanding of their position on the global stage and their future ambitions -- and their conviction that the West has tried to deny them a seat at the table of great powers since the USSR collapsed.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book looks at Russia's key relationships -- its downward spiral with the United States, Europe, and NATO; its ties to China, Japan, the Middle East; and with its neighbors, particularly the fraught relationship with Ukraine. \u003ci\u003ePutin's World\u003c\/i\u003e will help Americans understand how and why the post-Cold War era has given way to a new, more dangerous world, one in which Russia poses a challenge to the United States in every corner of the globe -- and one in which Russia has become a toxic and divisive subject in US politics.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363190886558,"sku":"ADS-9781538741627","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781538741627.jpg?v=1767313828","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781538741627","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}