02643cam a2200445 a 4500 59809 59809 BJBSDDR 20230410121206.0 ta 071114s2008 nyuab b 001 0 eng 9780230606128 0230606121 (OCoLC)ocn181601124 (OCoLC)181601124 DLC DLC eng eng e-ru--- JZ 1616 L933n 2008 327.470182/1 Lucas, Edward, 1962- The new cold war : the future of Russia and the threat to the West / Edward Lucas. 1st ed. New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. viii, 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Putin'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. "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 War Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952- Energy policy Russia (Federation) Política energética Rusia (Federación) 1464 Russia (Federation) Foreign relations. Rusia (Federación) Relaciones exteriores 5681 Russia (Federation) Politics and government 1991- Rusia (Federación) Política y gobierno 10430 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007047204-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007047204-d.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007047204-t.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 0 JZ 1616 L933n 2008 00000108421 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 BK