From Cold War to Hot Peace - Michael McFaul

'A fascinating and timely account of the current crisis in the relationship between Russia and the United States' Daniel Beer The New York Times 'Could not be more timely ... crucial reading for anyone interested in what's happening inside Putin's head' Oliver Bullough Prospect A revelatory behind-the-scenes account of Russian-American relations from a former US ambassador and 'Obama's top White House advisor on Russia policy' (The New York Times) In 2008 when Michael McFaul was asked to leave his perch at Stanford and join President-elect Barack Obama's national security team he had no idea that he would find himself at the beating heart of one of today's most contentious international relationships. McFaul had been studying and visiting Russia for decades becoming one of America's preeminent scholars on the country during the first Putin era. During President Obama's first term McFaul helped craft the policy known as Reset which fostered unprecedented collaboration between the two countries under Dmitry Medvedev's presidency. Later, as U.S. ambassador from 2012 to 2014, he witnessed firsthand how Vladimir Putin's new rise interrupted this era of cooperation and returned Russian-American relations to a level of hostility not known since the darkest days of the Cold War. From the outset of his ambassadorship, the Kremlin accused McFaul of being sent by Obama to foment revolution against Putin's regime. This resulting insider's account - uniquely combining history, politics and intimate personal knowledge of the corridors of power - takes us from Putin's dacha to ornate Kremlin chambers and the Oval Office, to explain how Russia really works, and why the world has entered a dangerous new era of confrontation.

TITLE: From Cold War to Hot Peace

AUTHOR: Michael McFaul

SKU: 9780141988412

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd

DATE PUBLISHED: 02/05/2019

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 544

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 129 mm x 198 mm