Russia-a Return to Imperialism?
- Book Review,
by Uri Ra'anan (Editor)
From Library Journal
This timely, well-organized collection of essays by authors from academia, journalism, and the diplomatic corps offers a sobering picture of Russia's efforts to maintain a hold on the former Soviet republics (the "Near Abroad") and to prevent the former Warsaw Pact countries from joining NATO. The stage is set by essays on the domestic political sources of these "neoimperialist" tendencies and the Russians' use of "peacekeeping" forces in former Soviet republics as a tool of domination, followed by specific analyses of Russian actions region by region to subvert the newly independent regimes. The final three contributors focus on the Western response, or lack thereof, which even the most even-handed of these experts sees as at least myopic and perhaps likely to result in a new Cold War. For specialists and well-informed readers.?Robert Decker, Palo Alto, Cal.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Book News, Inc.
Challenges the assumption that Russia no longer presents a serious threat to international stability and Western interests, detailing the country's increasing imperialist tendencies and the lack of response from the West. Examines issues such as Russia's relations with Ukraine and Belarus, East European Security and Russia's relationship with NATO, and President Clinton's foreign policy with Russia. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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