Russia against the rest : the post-Cold War crisis of world order

"In this book Richard Sakwa provides a new analysis of the end of the Cold War and the subsequent failure to create a comprehensive and inclusive peace order in Europe. The end of the Cold War did not create a sustainable peace system. Instead, for a quarter of a century a 'cold peace' reflected the tension between cooperative and competitive behaviour. None of the fundamental problems of European security were resolved, and tensions accumulated. In 2014 the crisis exploded in the form of conflict in Ukraine, provoking what some call a 'new Cold War'. Russia against the Rest challenges the view that this is a replay of the old conflict, explaining how the tensions between Russia and the Atlantic community reflect a global realignment of the international system. Sakwa provides a balanced and carefully researched analysis of the trajectory of European and global politics since the late 1980s."--Page 4 de la couverture "In this book Richard Sakwa provides a new analysis of the end of the Cold War and the subsequent failure to create a comprehensive and inclusive peace order in Europe. The end of the Cold War did not create a sustainable peace system. Instead, for a quarter of a century a 'cold peace' reflected the tension between cooperative and competitive behavior. None of the fundamental problems of European security were resolved, and tensions accumulated. In 2014 the crisis exploded in the form of conflict in Ukraine, provoking what some call a 'new Cold War'. This book challenges the view that this is a replay of the old conflict, explaining how the tensions between Russia and the Atlantic community reflect a global realignment of the international system. Sakwa provides a balanced and carefully researched analysis of the trajectory of European and global politics since the late 1980s."--Page 4 of cover 01.0_pp_i_ii_Russia_against_the_Rest 02.0_pp_iii_iii_Russia_against_the_Rest 03.0_pp_iv_iv_Copyright_page 04.0_pp_v_v_Contents 05.0_pp_vi_vii_Acknowledgements 06.0_pp_viii_x_Abbreviations 07.0_pp_1_10_Introduction 08.0_pp_11_37_Cold_War_to_Cold_Peace 09.0_pp_38_68_Order_without_Hegemony 10.0_pp_69_104_Russian_Grievances 11.0_pp_105_135_Resistance_and_Neo-revisionism 12.0_pp_136_160_Europe_Eurasia_and_Heartland_Conflicts 13.0_pp_161_185_After_the_Cold_Peace 14.0_pp_186_215_Remilitarisation_and_the_New_Apocalypse 15.0_pp_216_248_America_and_Global_Leadership 16.0_pp_249_276_The_EU_Europe_and_Russia 17.0_pp_277_305_Towards_a_Post-Western_World 18.0_pp_306_322_The_New_Globalism_and_the_Politics_of_Resistance 19.0_pp_323_328_Conclusion 20.0_pp_329_349_Select_Bibliography 21.0_pp_350_362_Index This book explores how the tension between Russia and the Atlantic community mirrored a fundamental realignment of the international system from the late 1980s onwards. A valuable new resource for students and scholars of Russian politics, international relations, European politics and security studies.