Binding: Paperback
Description: Fiona Hill and other U. S. public servants have been recognized as Guardians of the Year in TIME's 2019 Person of the Year issue. From the KGB to the Kremlin: a multidimensional portrait of the man at war with the West. Where do Vladimir Putin's ideas come from? How does he look at the outside world? What does he want and how far is he willing to go? The great lesson of the outbreak of World War I in 1914 was the danger of misreading the statements actions and intentions of the adversary. Today Vladimir Putin has become the greatest challenge to European security and the global world order in decades. Russia's 8,000 nuclear weapons underscore the huge risks of not understanding who Putin is. Featuring five new chapters this new edition dispels potentially dangerous misconceptions about Putin and offers a clear - eyed look at his objectives. It presents Putin as a reflection of deeply ingrained Russian ways of thinking as well as his unique personal background and experience. Praise for the first edition: If you want to begin to understand Russia today read this book. Sir John Scarlett former chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI 6) For anyone wishing to understand Russia's evolution since the breakup of the Soviet Union and its trajectory since then the book you hold in your hand is an essential guide. John Mc Laughlin former deputy director of U. S. Central Intelligence Of the many biographies of Vladimir Putin that have appeared in recent years this one is the most useful. Foreign Affairs This is not just another Putin biography. It is a psychological portrait. The Financial Times Q: Do you have time to read books? If so which ones would you recommend? My goodness let's see. There's Mr. Putin by Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy. Insightful. Vice President Joseph Biden in Joe Biden: The Rolling Stone Interview.
Title: Mr. Putin Rev Operative In The Kremlin
Author(s): Gaddy Clifford G.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Barcode: 9780815726173
Pages: 544 Pages
Publication Date: 2/2/2015
Series: Geopolitics in the 21st Century
Category: Political Control & Freedoms