{"product_id":"2940170236510","title":"Putin's World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe all now live in a paranoid and polarized world of Putin's making, and the Russian leader, through guile and disruption, has resurrected Russia's status as a force with which to be reckoned. From renowned foreign policy expert Angela Stent comes a must-hear dissection of present-day Russian motives on the global stage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did Russia manage to emerge resurgent on the world stage and play a weak hand so effectively? Is it because Putin is a brilliant strategist? Or has Russia stepped into a vacuum created by the West's distraction with its own domestic problems and US ambivalence about whether it still wants to act as a superpower? \u003ci\u003ePutin's World\u003c\/i\u003e examines the country's turbulent past, how it has influenced Putin, the Russians' understanding of their position on the global stage and their future ambitions amp;mdash; and their conviction that the West has tried to deny them a seat at the table of great powers since the USSR collapsed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis audiobook looks at Russia's key relationships amp;mdash; its downward spiral with the US, Europe, and NATO; its ties to China, Japan, the Middle East; and with its neighbors, particularly the fraught relationship with Ukraine. \u003ci\u003ePutin's World\u003c\/i\u003e will help Americans understand how and why the post-Cold War era has given way to a new, more dangerous world, one in which Russia poses a challenge to the US in every corner of the globe amp;mdash; and one in which Russia has become a toxic and divisive subject in US politics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150591213808,"sku":"2940170236510","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170236510_p0.jpg?v=1763793631","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170236510","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}