Return to Cold War

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By Robert Legvold

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Return to Cold War by Robert Legvold offers a timely and incisive analysis of the 2014 Ukraine crisis and its role in driving U.S.-Russian relations into a perilous new phase. Legvold, a leading authority on Soviet and Russian foreign policy, traces the long history of alternating hope and mistrust between the two powers, arguing that recent events signify a return to a Cold War-like rivalry. The book examines commonalities with the original Cold War and discusses the broader implications of this renewed confrontation. Legvold concludes by urging political leaders to make this new cold war as brief and shallow as possible.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in contemporary international relations, foreign policy experts, and students of political science keen to understand the complexities of U.S.-Russia dynamics in the post-2014 era.

The 2014 crisis in Ukraine sent a tottering U.S. -Russian relationship over a cliff - a dangerous descent into deep mistrust, severed ties, and potential confrontation reminiscent of the Cold War period.

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The 2014 crisis in Ukraine sent a tottering U.S.-Russian relationship over a cliff—a dangerous descent into deep mistrust, severed ties, and potential confrontation reminiscent of the Cold War period.

In this incisive new analysis, leading expert on Soviet and Russian foreign policy, Robert Legvold, explores in detail this qualitatively new phase in a relationship that has alternated between hope and disappointment for much of the past two decades. Tracing the long and tortured path leading to this critical juncture, he contends that the recent deterioration of Russia-U.S. relations deserves to be understood as a return to cold war with great and lasting consequences.

In drawing out the commonalities between the original cold war and the current confrontation, Return to Cold War brings a fresh perspective to what is happening between the two countries, its broader significance beyond the immediate issues of the day, and how political leaders in both countries might adjust their approaches in order, as the author urges, to make this new cold war "as short and shallow as possible."

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Critics praise Legvold's careful and objective approach to a sensitive topic. The Political Quarterly recognises him as eminently qualified to assess the possibility of a new Cold War, while H-Diplo highlights the book as essential reading for policymakers aiming to improve U.S.-Russian relations. Inside Higher Ed commends the author’s succinct, lucid, and even-handed style, noting his clear portrayal of the escalating mistakes and misunderstandings that have worsened relations.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509501892

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 February 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 281g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Robert Legvold is Marshall D. Shulman Professor Emeritus at Columbia University and Director of the project Rethinking U.S. Policy Toward Russia at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences