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Vladimir Putin and the New World Order - Looking East, Looking West? (Paperback)
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Vladimir Putin and the New World Order - Looking East, Looking West? (Paperback)
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J. L. Black's latest work is a rich and carefully crafted attempt
to expose the textures of Russia's perceptions of itself and its
place in the world. Based almost entirely on Russian sources, J. L.
Black found himself returning to the old practice of citing and
decoding feature items from the Russian press. The difference
between then and now, of course, is that at that time there was the
struggle to read between the lines while now he reads and tries to
digest the lines themselves-the Russian press still provides a very
good indication of prevailing moods within the political and
military elite establishments of Moscow. It is also still evident
that if we are to understand Russian foreign policy-making, we must
attempt to view international situations through the prism of
Russian analysts and officials. Only then can we draw conclusions
based on both our and their perceptions of current events and
visions for the future. Vladimir Putin and the New World Order is
divided into two parts. The first is a chronologically organized
story of Putin's efforts to find a niche for Russia in the world
since his sudden appointment as acting president at the end of
December 1999. Throughout, Black places great emphasis on the
sequence of events to illustrate important patterns; for example,
Putin's tendency to make dramatic overtures to the East as
preparation for negotiations with the West. The book's second part
focuses on Russia's attention to specific regions of the world and
types of international activity. These include individual
countries, such as China and Ukraine; regions like Central Asia and
the Caucasus; integrative agencies, including the CIS; concepts and
practices, among them matters of security and military reform; and
the ambivalent Russian associations with so-called 'rogue' states.
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