The folly and the glory : America, Russia, and political warfare, 1945-2020
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Published
New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2020.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Forks - Nonfiction (Adult)
327.7304 WEINER
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327.7304 WEINER
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LC Subjects
Cold War.
Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Intelligence service -- Russia (Federation) -- History.
Intelligence service -- Soviet Union -- History.
Intelligence service -- United States -- History.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2016.
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, -- 1952-
Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Trump, Donald, -- 1946-
United States -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation)
Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Intelligence service -- Russia (Federation) -- History.
Intelligence service -- Soviet Union -- History.
Intelligence service -- United States -- History.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2016.
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, -- 1952-
Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Trump, Donald, -- 1946-
United States -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation)
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Published
New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"With vivid storytelling and access to insider accounts, Weiner sets out to trace the roots of Russian-American political warfare--conflict waged without weapons--over the last seven decades to understand how a president landed in the White House with the help of an expansive, covert Russian campaign. Russia's modern revival of Soviet-era intelligence operations constitutes one of the most significant threats to democracy in the United States and around the world, and yet the US has not engaged its own political warfare methods in defense, even as our own justice department has concluded unequivocally that Russia influenced the 2016 election. To get to the heart of what's at stake and find potential solutions, Weiner examines long-running twentieth century CIA operations, political machinations by the Soviet KGB around the world, the erosion of American political warfare after the Cold War, and why twenty-first century Russia has returned to the practice while the US has not. Weiner takes us behind closed doors and into the deliberation rooms of past and present Russian and American intelligence operations that directly led to-and help illuminate-the current administration and the future of American democracy"--,Provided by publisher.