The Limits of Partnership:
U.S.-Russian Relations in the Twenty-First Century
Angela E. Stent
Cloth | 2014 | $35.00 / £24.95 | ISBN: 9780691152974384 pp. | 6 x 9 | 21 halftones. 2 maps
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Introduction
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| The Limits of Partnership
offers a riveting narrative on U.S.-Russian relations since the Soviet
collapse and on the challenges ahead. It reflects the unique perspective
of an insider who is also recognized as a leading expert on this
troubled relationship. American presidents have repeatedly attempted to
forge a strong and productive partnership only to be held hostage to the
deep mistrust born of the Cold War. For the United States, Russia
remains a priority because of its nuclear weapons arsenal, its strategic
location bordering Europe and Asia, and its ability to support--or
thwart--American interests. Why has it been so difficult to move the
relationship forward? What are the prospects for doing so in the future?
Is the effort doomed to fail again and again? Angela Stent served as an adviser on Russia under Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and maintains close ties with key policymakers in both countries. Here, she argues that the same contentious issues--terrorism, missile defense, Iran, nuclear proliferation, Afghanistan, the former Soviet space, the greater Middle East--have been in every president's inbox, Democrat and Republican alike, since the collapse of the USSR. Stent vividly describes how Clinton and Bush sought inroads with Russia and staked much on their personal ties to Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin--only to leave office with relations at a low point--and how Barack Obama managed to restore ties only to see them undermined by a Putin regime resentful of American dominance and determined to restore Russia's great power status. The Limits of Partnership calls for a fundamental reassessment of the principles and practices that drive U.S.-Russian relations, and offers a path forward to meet the urgent challenges facing both countries. Angela E. Stent is professor of government and foreign service and director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies at Georgetown University. Her books include Russia and Germany Reborn: Unification, the Soviet Collapse, and the New Europe (Princeton). Review: "In her largely chronological account of U.S.-Russian relations since 1990, Ms. Stent gives a comprehensive overview of the obstacles that have prevented a closer relationship."--Yascha Mount, Wall Street Journal "[L]ucid. . . . [R]eadable and sometimes surprising . . ."--Kirkus Reviews "[M]agisterial . . ."--The Economist "[Stent's] compelling book provides perhaps the most comprehensive and sober--as well as sobering--assessment of relations across the past two decades."--Neil Buckley, Financial Times "Stent . . . expertly condenses the past two decades of this tumultuous relationship with an insider's command of detail."--Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, Times Higher Education "In The Limits of Partnership, Stent . . . clearly and carefully lays out the contentious issues that have divided the United States and Russia since the end of the Cold War."--Glenn C. Altschuler, Huffington Post "Until now, there have been no broad-based studies of the vexed contemporary U.S.-Russian relationship in English--or, for that matter, in Russian. This volume fills that void admirably."--Foreign Affairs Endorsement: "Drawing on her depth of knowledge as a Russia scholar and sharp insights gained as an intelligence analyst, Angela Stent has written a page-turning book about U.S.-Russian relations since the end of the Cold War. A must-read for anyone engaged in the study or practice of this critical bilateral relationship."--John Negroponte, former U.S. deputy secretary of state More Endorsements Table of Contents: Introduction ix List of Acronyms xvii Prologue George H. W. Bush and Russia Reborn 1 Chapter One The Bill and Boris Show 13 Chapter Two Rethinking Euro-Atlantic Security 35 Chapter Three Bush and Putin in the Age of Terror 49 Chapter Four The Iraq War 82 Chapter Five The Color Revolutions 97 Illustrations following page 123 Chapter Six The Munich Speech 135 Chapter Seven From Kosovo to Georgia: Things Fall Apart 159 Chapter Eight Economics and Energy: The Stakeholder Challenge 177 Chapter Nine Reset or Overload? The Obama Initiative 211 Chapter Ten From Berlin to Damascus: Disagreements Old and New 235 Chapter Eleven The Limits of Partnership 255 Acknowledgments 275 List of Interviewees 279 Chronology of Major Events in U.S.-Russian Relations 283 Notes 293 Bibliography 321 Credits for Illustration Section 327 Index 329 Another Princeton book authored or coauthored by Angela Stent: Subject Areas: | |
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