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Not One Inch

America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate
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Not One Inch by M. E. Sarotte explores the critical decade following the fall of the Berlin Wall, revealing how the interactions between America, NATO, and Russia during this period shaped contemporary geopolitics. Drawing on thousands of once-secret documents, Sarotte uncovers the complex negotiations and misunderstandings regarding NATO’s eastward expansion and Europe’s future, shedding light on the origins of today’s geopolitical tensions.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in politics, international relations, and modern history, particularly those seeking a nuanced understanding of Cold War legacies and current Russia-West relations.

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Thirty years after the Soviet Union’s collapse, this book reveals how tensions between America, NATO, and Russia transformed geopolitics between the Cold War and COVID

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A leading expert on foreign policy reveals how tensions between America, NATO, and Russia transformed geopolitics in a Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2021

“Sarotte has the receipts, as it were: her authoritative tale draws on thousands of memos, letters, briefs, and other once secret documents—including many that have never been published before—which both fill in and complicate settled narratives on both sides.”—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker

“The most engaging and carefully documented account of this period in East-West diplomacy currently available.”—Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs

Prize-winning historian, M.E. Sarotte pulls back the curtain on the crucial decade between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of Vladimir Putin, when Americans and Russians—in conflict over NATO expansion and Europe's future—sowed the seeds of the tensions that shape today's world.

Series: The Henry L. Stimson Lectures

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Praised for its meticulous research, Not One Inch has been called "the most engaging and carefully documented account" of this era in East-West diplomacy (Foreign Affairs). Joshua Yaffa of the New Yorker highlights Sarotte’s use of previously unpublished documents to challenge established narratives. Reviewers from The Guardian and the Washington Post commend the book’s authoritative exploration of NATO enlargement and its impact on Russia, noting its potential to provoke important debate.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300268034

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 October 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 8 maps

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 568

About the Author

M. E. Sarotte is the Kravis Professor of Historical Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall.

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