02443cam a2200397 a 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020001800069020001500087035002400102035002100126040001800147041000800165043001200173050002400185082001700209100002800226245008900254250001200343260004900355300005500404504005100459505030900510520060800819600004201427650003901469650005101508651004401559651004801603651005601651651004901707856010601756856009101862856009201953BJBSDDR20230410121206.0ta071114s2008    nyuab    b    001 0 eng    a9780230606128  a0230606121  a(OCoLC)ocn181601124  a(OCoLC)181601124  aDLCcDLCbeng  aeng  ae-ru---14aJZ 1616bL933n 200800a327.470182/11 aLucas, Edward, d1962- 14aThe new cold war :bthe future of Russia and the threat to the West /cEdward Lucas.  a1st ed.  aNew York, N.Y. :bPalgrave Macmillan,c2008.  aviii, 261 pages : billustrations, maps ; c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aPutin's rise to power -- Putin in power -- Sinister pretence -- Why money is Russia's greatest strength and our greatest weakness -- The "new tsarism" -- How Eastern Europe sits on the frontline of the new cold war -- Pipeline politics -- Saber-rattling, or selling sabers -- How to win the new cold war.  a"In late 1999 when Vladimir Putin was named Prime Minister, Russia was a budding democracy. Multiple parties campaigned for seats in the Duma, the nation's parliament. The media criticized the government freely. Eight years later as Putin completes his second term as president of Russia and announces his bid for prime minister, the country is under a repressive regime. Human rights abuses are widespread. The Kremlin is openly hostile to the West. Yet the United States and Europe have been slow to confront the new reality, in effect, helping Russia win what experts are now calling the New Cold War14aPutin, Vladimir Vladimirovich,d1952- 0aEnergy policyzRussia (Federation) 4aPolítica energética zRusia (Federación) 0aRussia (Federation)xForeign relations. 4aRusia (Federación)xRelaciones exteriores 0aRussia (Federation)xPolitics and governmenty1991- 4aRusia (Federación) xPolítica y gobierno423Contributor biographical informationuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007047204-b.html423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007047204-d.html413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007047204-t.html