Putins World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest - Angela Stent
Category: Political
Narrator: Kevin Stillwell
Tags: Political, Bestsellers, Misc. Non-fiction, Adults
We all now live in a paranoid and polarized world of Putins making, and the Russian leader, through guile and disruption, has resurrected Russias status as a force with which to be reckoned. From renowned foreign policy expert Angela Stent comes a must-hear dissection of present-day Russian motives on the global stage., How did Russia manage to emerge resurgent on the world stage and play a weak hand so effectively? Is it because Putin is a brilliant strategist? Or has Russia stepped into a vacuum created by the Wests distraction with its own domestic problems and US ambivalence about whether it still wants to act as a superpower? Putins World examines the countrys turbulent past, how it has influenced Putin, the Russians understanding of their position on the global stage and their future ambitions - and their conviction that the West has tried to deny them a seat at the table of great powers since the USSR collapsed., This audiobook looks at Russias key relationships - its downward s
