Russian-American relations in the post-Cold War world

✍ Scribed by James W. Peterson

Publisher: Manchester University Press
Year: 2020
Tongue: English
Leaves: 194
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This book offers a step-by-step analysis of key stages in the development of the Russian-American relationship since the late Cold War. Through its lenses one can perceive the roots of the Crimean crisis of 2014 as well as the path to a more promising future for the two global powers as well as the world.

✦ Table of Contents

Front matter
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
Two anthems
Abbreviations
Introduction: from the Cold War to the Crimea: a bumpy road
Theoretical approaches: models of power, systems theory, critical junctures, legacies, realism, and realism revised
The Cold War root of post-Cold War tension: duality of détente in the 1970s and neo-Cold War in the 1980s
The imbalance of power in 1991: collapse of the Soviet Union and allied victory in the Persian Gulf War
Making different choices in the Balkan wars of the 1990s: Bosnia in 1992–95 and Kosovo in 1999
The admission of twelve former communist states and republics into NATO and the bitter Russian reaction, 1999–2009
Russia and America confront terrorism, 1994–2004: a foundation of understanding
The wars in Afghanistan (2001), Iraq (2003), and Georgia (2008): a mixed set of perceptions
The Missile Shield proposal by the U.S. in 2007–9 and the Arab Spring of 2011: contrasting priorities
America and Russia pivot towards Asia: political differences yield to economic rivalry
The Ukrainian crisis to the center of the stage in 2014 and after: a game-changing earthquake in the relationship
Conclusion: theoretical approaches and a path from the Crimea to stability
Postscript: two eagles
References
Index

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