New Cold War

The first edition of The New Cold War was published to great critical acclaim and Edward Lucas has established himself as a top expert in the field appearing on numerous programs including Lou Dobbs MSNBC NBC Nightly News CNN and NPR. In this new revised and updated edition for 2009 Lucas reveals: -The truth about the corrupt elections that made Dmitri Medvedev President of Russia-How as prime minister Vladimir Putin remains the de facto leader of Russia-The Kremlin''s real goals in waging war in Georgia; -How the conflict might soon spill into other former Soviet republics. Hard-hitting and powerful The New Cold War is a sobering look at Russia''s current aggression and what it means for the world.