Getting Russia Right, Thomas Graham
Getting Russia Right, Thomas Graham
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Getting Russia Right
1st Edition

Author: Thomas Graham

Narrator: Daniel Henning

Unabridged: 10 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Kalorama

Published: 12/26/2023

Synopsis

As US-Russian relations scrape the depths of cold-war antagonism, the promise of partnership that beguiled American administrations during the first post-Soviet decades increasingly appears to have been false from the start. Why did American leaders persist in pursuing it? Was there another path that would have produced more constructive relations or better prepared Washington to face the challenge Russia poses today?

With a practitioner's eye honed during decades of work on Russian affairs, Thomas Graham deftly traces the evolution of opposing ideas of national purpose that created an inherent tension in relations. Getting Russia Right identifies the blind spots that prevented Washington from seeing Russia as it really is and crafting a policy to advance American interests without provoking an aggressive Russian response. Distilling the Putin factor to reveal the contours of the Russia challenge facing the United States whenever he departs the scene, Graham lays out a compelling way to deal with it so that the United States can continue to advance its interests in a rapidly changing world.

About Thomas Graham

Thomas Graham is a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He has worked on Soviet and Russian affairs for the past forty years in and out of government. He served as the senior director for Russia on the National Security Council staff during the George W. Bush administration and as a political officer at the American Embassy in Moscow for eight years just before and after the breakup of the Soviet Union. His writings on Russian domestic politics and foreign policy and US-Russian relations have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal, as well as in leading Russian news media.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chad on December 16, 2023

In "Getting Russia Right," veteran diplomat Thomas Graham delivers a timely and sobering assessment of U.S.-Russia relations. He argues that Washington's longstanding pursuit of partnership with a post-Soviet Russia was fundamentally misguided, overlooking ingrained historical and cultural differenc......more

Goodreads review by Tommie on January 31, 2024

I have been reading books about Russian history and politics for more than fifty years and this is the absolute best. Each of its seven chapters is concise, reflects brilliant scholarship, assumes no particular expertise about Russia and is extremely thought-provoking. Their titles are: 1. The Founda......more

Goodreads review by Hunter on October 16, 2024

Graham, who served on the National Security Council in the George W. Bush administration, brings considerable expertise to the fraught relationship between the United States and Russia. The book usefully adds complexity and nuance based on his keen understanding of Russian history, culture, and the......more

Goodreads review by Robert on December 08, 2023

While this was a difficult read, as it was certainly full of information and thoughts, I found it fascinating and very well thought out and informative. I feel much more understanding of Russia and it’s leaders as a result of reading. I highly recommend it!......more

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