Russia's subversion and conversion of America, Europe and the world beyond Nester, William R. 1956- creator enk Barnsley, Yorkshire Frontline Books 2019 eng xiv, 354 pages ; 24 cm. Putin 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. Pt. 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. William R. Nester. Includes bibliographical references. Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich 1952- Rusia (Federación) Política y gobierno 1991- Rusia (Federación) Historia 1991- Rusia (Federación) Relaciones exteriores 338 DK 510.763 N468p 2019 9781526771186 1526771187 070624 20240625164348.0 eng