Lonely Power

by Shevtsova, Lilia; Bouis, Antonina W.

• ISBN13: 9780870032479
• ISBN10: 087003247X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-07-28
• Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace

Summary

Adapted from the Russian edition, this book analyzes the dominant stereotypes and myths that formed during the Putin presidency and that continue to hamper our understanding of Russia's current situation.Author Lilia Shevtsova explains the origins of such political clichés as Russia is not mature enough for democracy; Capitalism first, and democracy will follow; The humiliation of Russia by the West is the key cause oftheir soured relationship; Arms talks between Russia and the United States will help toreset the relationship.Shevtsova argues that an anti-mythology campaign is needed to deepen the understanding of Russia both within the Russian Federation and in the West, as well as to help nations build better policies toward Russia.Praise for Lilia Shevtsova's Russia --Lost in Transition"An excellent volume... highly recommended." --Choice

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Letter to the Reader	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Collapse of the USSR: The West Caught Unawares	p. 3
The West Regards Yeltsin Warily	p. 8
Help or Wait?	p. 13
Clinton Turns the West Around	p. 18
Help Our Friend Boris at Any Cost	p. 22
Europe Also Helps	p. 25
Washington's Dictate or Moscow's?	p. 28
Moments of Truth for Russia	p. 32
Western Disillusionment in Russia and Republican Attacks on Democrats in the United States	p. 35
The Donors Could Not Resist Temptation	p. 38
The Results of the 1990s: Who Is to Blame?	p. 41
The Arrival of Putin and His Western Project	p. 47
Hopes That Once Again Did Not Come to Pass	p. 52
With the West and Against the West	p. 55
Altruism and Pragmatism	p. 62
Where Western Money Goes	p. 67
The Medvedev-Putin Tandem Being Tested by Foreign Policy	p. 76
The War in the Caucasus and What It Says About Russia	p. 81
The Kremlin Starts Rebuilding Bridges With the West	p. 88
How to Force the West to Work for Russia	p. 96
The Valdai Club, or the Kremlin and Western Commentators	p. 98
And Now for the Major Victories	p. 108
How Russia Was Humiliated	p. 113
Is There Reason to Take Offense?	p. 117
On the "Center of Power," "De-sovereignization," and Other Things	p. 123
America the Model, and America the Excuse	p. 128
Who Derailed Modernization?	p. 133
How to Combine the Incompatible, and Who Are "We"?	p. 136
The Trial of NATO and Kosovo	p. 140
Does NATO Threaten Russia?	p. 144
What Other Nastiness Does the West Have in Store for Russia?	p. 148
Why Moscow Needed the Balkans	p. 154
Ukraine as a Milestone	p. 158
Where Is the Way Out?	p. 166
Let's Make a Deal!	p. 173
Let's Count Warheads	p. 177
What Separates Russia and the West?	p. 181
What It Would Be Better Not to Do	p. 186
Western "Protectors"	p. 191
How Serious Westerners Perceive Russia	p. 195
On Interests and Values, and the Extent to Which the "Realists" Make a Convincing Case	p. 205
How "Old" Europe Abandoned Its Mission	p. 215
Why Russian Human Rights Advocates Are Dissatisfied	p. 224
A Reconsideration Has Begun	p. 227
How "New Europe" Is Trying to Revive the European Mission	p. 237
European Society Is Starting to Say What It Thinks	p. 240
Kissinger vs. Brzezinski	p. 246
How Useful Is the League of Democracies and How Probable Is a Global Authoritarian Revanche?	p. 251
The Obama Factor and the Idea of the "Reset Button"	p. 255
What Do We Mean by the "Right Direction" for U.S. Policy Toward Russia?	p. 260
How We Were Taught a Lesson	p. 266
Obama in Moscow and the Aftermath	p. 271
The Russian Understanding of "Reset"	p. 282
Why the West Doesn't Want to Annoy the Kremlin	p. 293
So, What Should and Should Not Be Done?	p. 304
Uncertainty as a Way to Survive	p. 310
The Goal of Power Is to Retain Power	p. 318
Can Russia Be Renewed by Leaving Everything As It Is?	p. 330
Can Russia Get Out of the Dead End by Itself?	p. 336
Index	p. 343
About the Author	p. 361
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	p. 363
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