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020			_a9781476684994 _qpbk.
040			_beng _cJGU
041			_aeng
100	1		_aDe La Pedraja, Rene, _eauthor _9749648
245			_aPutin confronts the west : _bthe logic of Russian foreign relations, 1999–2020 / _cRene De La Pedraja.
260			_aNorth Carolina : _bMcFarland, _c2021.
520			_a"Russia's surprising return to the world stage since 2000 has aroused the curiosity―if not the fear―of the West. Gradually, the Kremlin went from a policy of deference to foreign powers to acting with independence. The driver of this transformation was President Vladimir Putin, who with skillful caution navigated Russia back into the ranks of global powers. In theaters of conflict such as Georgia, Syria and Ukraine, the Kremlin won significant victories at little cost to consolidate its decisive position. Following a chronological approach from the fall of the Soviet Union to the present, this book draws on new documents to describe how Russia regained its former global prominence. Clear accounts of key decisions and foreign policy events―many presented for the first time―provide important insights into the major confrontations with the West."--
600			_aPutin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, _y1952- _91645521
650			_aRussia (Federation) _bDiplomatic relations _91645522
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