The New Cold War
The New Cold War: the United States, Russia and China-from Kosovo to Ukraine
Published on 14. February 2023
368 pages
978-1-908906-54-0 (ISBN)
Description
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, warnings of a new Cold War proliferated. In fact, argues Gilbert Achcar in this timely new account, the New Cold War has been ongoing since the late 1990s.
Racing to solidify its position as the last remaining superpower, the US alienated Russia and China, pushing them closer and rebooting the 'old' Cold War with disastrous implications. Vladimir Putin's consequent rise and imperialist reinvention, along with Xi Jinping's own ascendancy and increasingly autocratic tendencies, would culminate, respectively, in the invasion of Ukraine and mounting tensions over Taiwan and trade.
Was all this inevitable? What comes after Ukraine, and what might the contours of a more peaceful world look like? These questions and many others are addressed in this essential book by one of the most seasoned analysts of international relations.
Racing to solidify its position as the last remaining superpower, the US alienated Russia and China, pushing them closer and rebooting the 'old' Cold War with disastrous implications. Vladimir Putin's consequent rise and imperialist reinvention, along with Xi Jinping's own ascendancy and increasingly autocratic tendencies, would culminate, respectively, in the invasion of Ukraine and mounting tensions over Taiwan and trade.
Was all this inevitable? What comes after Ukraine, and what might the contours of a more peaceful world look like? These questions and many others are addressed in this essential book by one of the most seasoned analysts of international relations.
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''[A] powerful, necessary, and timely book.' * Irish Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Saqi Books
Illustrations
12 Figures
File size
1,54 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-908906-54-0 (9781908906540)
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Gilbert Achcar
The New Cold War
The New Cold War: the United States, Russia and China-from Kosovo to Ukraine
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02/2023
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Gilbert Achcar is Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS, University of London. His other works include Perilous Power: The Middle East and US Foreign Policy (with Noam Chomsky), The Arabs and the Holocaust and The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: On Cold Wars and the New Cold War
- Part I Genesis of the New Cold War
- Chapter One - The Strategic Triad: The United States, Russia and China
- Chapter Two - Rasputin Plays Chess: How the World Stumbled into a New Cold War
- Part II How the New Cold War Got Quite Hot
- Transition: Moves and Countermoves on the Grand Chessboard
- Chapter Three - Vladimir the Terrible: An Opera in Five Acts
- Chapter Four - China: End of the Peaceful Rise?
- Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?
- Notes
- Index
