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The New Cold War: Putin's Russia And The Threat To The West (2008)

by Edward Lucas(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0230606121 (ISBN13: 9780230606128)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Palgrave Macmillan Trade

review 1: The new Cold War is a right wing perspective on the threat that Russia plays to its neighbors and the west in the coming years. It focuses on the politics of Russia and how Putin has come to dominate the scene bringing a stability that has not been seen since before Gorbachev. Russia is in possession of a vast energy market and while not the military threat it once was it is terrorizing its neighbors in new ways. From Estonia to central republics of Asia the sleeping bear is rising one again. The main problem with this book and the reason it is only three stars is that as soon as it starts making good points it jumps to hyperbole and ridiculous suggestions of what the United States needs to do to check Russian power. If you are looking for a scholarly analysis of Russi... morea’s current state in the world you will not find it here; however if you want a quick summary of Russia’s possible threat if a number of things should occur you can gleam some useful information from this book. Overall there are better reads out there on the subject and this one seems to be more popular press than scholarly work.
review 2: Impeccable scholarship marks this account of the new Russian order. Russia is indeed emerging as a formidable power: rich in resources, full of ambitions from yesteryears and incredibly adaptive in merging capitalism with autocratic government. The author, Edward Lucas, is a regular columnist for The Economist and shows great depth in his understanding of the Baltic region. A good read for those interested in foreign affairs. less

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