A more worrying take home point is that Xi is unlikely to relinquish power unless deposed in a Coup or his health fails, so it is up to more cooler heads in the US to accommodate themselves to a more pragmatic and realistic China policy, as opposed to the overreactive measures under Trump, and their half hearted continuation under Biden. The heartbreaking testimonies on both sides (Ukrania and Russia) helps to build a complete story, as well as it humanizes the war with real people. Chapter 4 considers the roles of Aleksandr Dugin, Konstantin Malofeev, Metropolitan Tikhon, Sergei Glazyev and Vladislav Surkov, alongside factors such as Russia’s success in Syria and Putin’s contempt for Zelensky that together created a political, ideological and economic environment in which outright invasion was possible. Putin is totally weakened: perhaps it would be the best result for the West, the bad thing is that Russia is leaving more and more of the international concert and this is bad for the world in general and especially for the Russians. Matthews’ focus on the major Russian non-Putin characters makes Chapter 4 and 5 the best and most interesting parts of the book.

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She effectively breaks down the intricacies of international relations, utilizing real-world examples and anecdotes to illustrate her arguments. It is strongly recommended, especially for readers who have been following the war since February 2022, or who have some prior knowledge of Putin or Russian politics.In Part 3, Matthews attempts to devote the same careful analytical attention to events following the February 2022 invasion. But I will level with him that the future remains uncertain and as time goes on the conflict may well escalate. McGehee, under the supervision of James Cockcroft, editors, The American and English Encyclopædia of Law, 2nd edition, volume XXV, Northport, Long Island, N. An insider’s account of the rampant misconduct within the Trump administration, including the tumult surrounding the insurrection of Jan.

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From 1997-2000, she served as the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs, with responsibility for China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mongolia. The last part of Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 summarise the history of post-USSR, pre-Zelensky Ukraine, including the Euromaidan protests and the subsequent conflict in the Donbas. The best response to China’s overreach, she concludes, would be for the United States to “become a better version of its open-market democracy” and not to undermine its own democratic principles. Not even the common threat of the COVID-19 pandemic could convince them to coordinate their efforts.Most rational people act in rational ways and Putin is no exception, although the invasion

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Measured against this standard, and considering the circumstances under which it was produced, the book is a success. William Hunter, “Postscript”, in A Vindication of the Cause of Great Britain; with Strictures on the Insolent and Perfidious Conduct of France, since the Signature of the Preliminaries of Peace.While I had some issues with this book, I found it overall an informative and insightful look into modern China. The bilateral relationship has fallen apart, resulting in what China fears most: containment by the United States and its allies. We drop in everywhere from Putin’s long white table to Zelensky’s bunker, via the siege of Kyiv and the trenches of Mariupol. But Hu proved unable to corral the clashing agendas of the eight others on the Politburo Standing Committee.