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A Little War That Shook the World
Georgia, Russia, and the Future of the West
- 269 pages
- English
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About this book
The brief war between Russia and Georgia in August 2008 seemed to many like an unexpected shot out of the blue that was gone as quickly as it came. Former Assistant Deputy Secretary of State Ronald Asmus contends that it was a conflict that was prepared and planned for some time by Moscow, part of a broader strategy to send a message to the United States: that Russia is going to flex its muscle in the twenty-first century. A Little War that Changed the World is a fascinating look at the breakdown of relations between Russia and the West, the decay and decline of the Western Alliance itself, and the fate of Eastern Europe in a time of economic crisis.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Notice
- Contents
- Preface
- Map of Georgia
- Introduction
- 1. The Decision
- 2. From Cold to Hot War in the Caucasus
- 3. The Kosovo Precedent
- 4. Diplomatic Shootout in Bucharest
- 5. Diplomacy Fails
- 6. The Battle
- 7. Ceasefire
- 8. Georgia, Russia, and the Future of the West
- A Note on Bibliography and Sources
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Copyright