Should We Fear Russia? / Edition 1

by Dmitri Trenin

Overview

Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, there has been much talk of a new Cold War between the West and Russia.  Under Putin’s authoritarian leadership, Moscow is widely seen as volatile, belligerent and bent on using military force to get its way.  

In this incisive analysis, top Russian foreign and security policy analyst Dmitri Trenin explains why the Cold War analogy is misleading.  Relations between the West and Russia are certainly bad and dangerous but - he argues - they are bad and dangerous in new ways; crucial differences which make the current rivalry between Russia, the EU and the US all the more fluid and unpredictable.  Unpacking the dynamics of this increasingly strained relationship, Trenin makes a compelling case for handling Russia with pragmatism and care rather than simply giving into fear.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781509510900
Publisher:	Polity Press
Publication date:	12/05/2016
Series:	Global Futures
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	4.80(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dmitri Trenin is the Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

CHAPTER 1: ANALYSIS OF FEARS

CHAPTER 2: THE RUSSIA CHALLENGE

CHAPTER 3: BRINGING RUSSIA INTO LINE

CHAPTER 4: NAVIGATING THE NEW NORMAL

CONCLUSION: HOW CONFLICT WITH THE WEST IMPACTS ON RUSSIA

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