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War With Russia?

From Putin & Ukraine to Trump & Russiagate
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War With Russia? by Stephen F. Cohen examines the escalating tensions between the United States and Russia, providing insights into the potential for conflict. The author draws upon historical analysis and his expert understanding of both nations' politics to explore how this situation arose and what might be done to avert a crisis. With a focus on diplomacy and strategic dialogue, Cohen argues for a reassessment of current policies to avoid future hostilities.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in understanding the complexities of U.S.-Russia relations and seeking insights into how these tensions could impact global politics. Stephen F. Cohen provides a critical analysis of the historical and contemporary factors that shape this crucial geopolitical dynamic.

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Are we in a new Cold War with Russia? How does a new Cold War affect the safety and security of the United States? Does Vladimir Putin really want to destabilize the West? Now updated and expanded in a new Second Edition, War With Russia? answers these questions and more.

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Are we in a new Cold War with Russia? How does a new Cold War affect the safety and security of the United States? Does Vladimir Putin really want to destabilise the West? Now updated and expanded in a new second edition, War With Russia? answers these questions and more.

America is in a new Cold War with Russia, even more dangerous than the one the world barely survived in the twentieth century. The Soviet Union is gone, but the two nuclear superpowers are again locked in political and military confrontations, now from Ukraine to Syria. All of this is exacerbated by Washington's warlike demonising of the Kremlin leadership and by Russiagate's unprecedented allegations. US mainstream media accounts are highly selective and seriously misleading. American 'disinformation,' not only Russian, is a growing peril.

In War With Russia?, Stephen F. Cohen - the widely acclaimed historian of Soviet and post-Soviet Russia - provides readers with a very different, dissenting narrative of this more dangerous new Cold War. From its origins in the 1990s, the actual role of Vladimir Putin, and the 2014 Ukrainian crisis to Donald Trump's election and today's unprecedented Russiagate allegations, Cohen offers a comprehensive perspective.

Cohen's views have made him, it is said, 'America's most controversial Russia expert.' Some say this to denounce him, others to laud him as a bold, highly informed critic of US policies and the dangers they have helped to create.

Now updated and expanded to cover the events of 2019, War With Russia? gives readers a chance to decide for themselves who is right: are we living, as Cohen argues, in a time of unprecedented perils at home and abroad?

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The book War With Russia? by Stephen F. Cohen provides a critical perspective on U.S.-Russia relations, arguing against what Cohen perceives as prevalent 'Russophobia.' Critics acknowledge Cohen's role as a provocateur, noting his ability to present neglected queries and counter-narratives, which can challenge conventional views. His work is praised for its engaging analysis, offering a dissenting voice in discussions about potential conflict with Russia, and is likely to engage and divide readers across the political spectrum.

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ISBN: 9781510755468

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 July 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Hot Books

Edition: 2nd Edition, Second Edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Stephen F. Cohen passed away on September 18, 2020, at the age of 81. He was Professor Emeritus of Politics at Princeton University, where for many years he was also director of the Russian Studies Program, and Professor Emeritus of Russian Studies and History at New York University. He grew up in Owensboro, Kentucky, and received his undergraduate and master's degrees at Indiana University and his Ph.D. at Columbia University.

Cohen's other books include Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution: A Political Biography; Rethinking the Soviet Experience: Politics and History Since 1917; Sovieticus: American Perceptions and Soviet Realities(with Katrina vanden Heuvel);Voices of Glasnost: Interviews With Gorbachev's Reformers; Failed Crusade: America and the Tragedy of Post-Communist Russia; Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War; and The Victims Return: Survivors of the Gulag After Stalin.

For his scholarly work, Cohen eceived several honors, including two Guggenheim fellowships and a National Book Award nomination.

Over the years, he had also been a frequent contributor to newspapers, magazines, television, and radio. His "Sovieticus" column for The Nation won a 1985 Newspaper Guild Page One Award and for another Nation article a 1989 Olive Branch Award. For many years, Cohen was a consultant and on-air commentator on Russian affairs for CBS News. With the producer Rosemary Reed, he was also project adviser and correspondent for three PBS documentary films about Russia: Conversations With Gorbachev; Russia Betrayed?; and Widow of the Revolution.

Cohen visited and lived in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia regularly for more than forty years.

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