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9781597972109

Dismantling the West : Russia's Atlantic Agenda

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    9781597972109

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    159797210X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-09-30
  • Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
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As the Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008 demonstrated in no uncertain terms, Russia has developed into a neo-imperialist power seeking to restore its spheres of dominance, to undermine the emergence of a wider Europe, and to prevent the development of a coherent transatlantic community. Under the Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev presidencies, the Russian Federation has set for itself an ambitious foreign policy goal of counterbalancing U.S. influence and curtailing the expansion of Western multinational institutions. This strategy's key component is to raise Russia's global stature and to diminish America's role by undermining the NATO alliance and neutralizing the European Union. The Georgian conflict demonstrates that Moscow is prepared to use military force to achieve its strategic objectives. Janusz Bugajski explores how the Russian authorities have systematically sought to undermine Western interests through sustained diplomatic campaigns, increasing control over energy supplies, escalating political subversion, and the recent military campaign in the Caucasus. He provides evidence that the notion of a "strategic partnership" between Washington and Moscow is premature at best and a dangerous deception at worst. The struggle between the Western democratic model and the Russian authoritarian alternative will have a lasting impact on America's global alliances.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Moscow's Challengep. 1
Russia's Revivalp. 7
Confronting the United Statesp. 29
Weakening the Alliancep. 55
Dominating Europe: Former Empirep. 79
Dividing Europe: European Unionp. 101
Energy as Strategyp. 121
Business as Policyp. 147
Conclusions: Revitalizing the Westp. 175
Postscriptp. 189
Acknowledgmentsp. 195
Notesp. 197
Selected Bibliographyp. 233
Indexp. 237
About the Authorp. 257
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