02389 a2200265 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020001900069020001500088040001700103041000900120050003200129100003400161245012500195260005300320300003100373504004100404505037100445520111900816600004201935651005601977651004202033651004802075BJBSDDR20240625164348.0ta070624s2019 enk 00| 0 eng d a9781526771186  a1526771187 bengcBJBSDDR aeng 14a338 DK 510.763bN468p 2019 1 aNester, William R., d1956- 10aPutin's virtual war : bRussia's subversion and conversion of America, Europe and the world beyond /cWilliam R. Nester. aBarnsley, Yorkshire : bFrontline Books, c2019. axiv, 354 pages ; c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references.0 aPt. I Russian Power and Culture ch. 1 The Russian Empire's Rise and Fall ch. 2 The Soviet Empire's Rise and Fall pt. II Putin and Power ch. 3 Putin's Rise to Power ch. 4 Putin's System of Power ch. 5 Putin's Assertion of Power pt. III Putin and the World ch. 6 Russia and America ch. 7 Russia and Europe ch. 8 Russia and the World Beyond ch. 9 Russia and the Future. aPutin has mastered the art of power. Depending on what is at stake, that involves the deft wielding of appropriate or smart ingredients of hard physical power like armoured divisions, multinational corporations, and assassins, and soft psychological power like diplomats, honey-traps, cyber-trolls, and fake news factories to defeat threats and seize opportunities. Russian hackers penetrated the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Hillary Clinton's campaign organization, extracted tens of thousands of potentially embarrassing emails, and posted them on WikiLeaks. As the Kremlin's latest ruler Putin, like most of his predecessors, is as realistic as he is ruthless. He knows the limits of Russian hard and soft power while constantly trying to expand them. He is doing whatever he can to advance Russian national interests as he interprets them. In Putin's mind, Russia can rise only as far as the West can fall. And on multiple fronts he is methodically advancing to those ends. Putin's Virtual War reveals just how and why he does so, and the dire consequences for America, Europe, and the world beyond.14aPutin, Vladimir Vladimirovich,d1952- 4aRusia (Federación) xPolítica y gobiernoy1991- 4aRusia (Federación)xHistoriay1991- 4aRusia (Federación)xRelaciones exteriores