Winter Is Coming (INTL PB ED): Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped - Brossura

Kasparov, Garry

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1610396456 ISBN 13: 9781610396455

Casa editrice: PublicAffairs, 2015

Riassunto

The ascension of Vladimir Putin--a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB--to thepresidency of Russia in 1999 should have been a signal that the country was headedaway from democracy. Yet in the intervening years--as America and the world's otherleading powers have continued to appease him--Putin has grown not only into a dictatorbut a global threat. With his vast resources and nuclear weapons, Putin is at the centre ofa worldwide assault on political liberty.For Garry Kasparov, none of this is news. He has been a vocal critic of Putin for over adecade, even leading the pro-democracy opposition to him in the farcical 2008Presidential election. Yet years of seeing his Cassandra-like prophecies about Putin'sintentions fulfilled have left Kasparov with the realization of a darker truth: Putin'sRussia, like ISIS or Al Qaeda, defines itself in opposition to the free countries of theworld. He is still fighting the Cold War, even as Americans have first moved beyond it,and over time, forgotten its lessons.Lest we be drawn into another prolonged conflict, Kasparov now urges a forceful stand--diplomatic and economic--against him.For as long as the world's powerful democraciescontinue to recognize and negotiate with Putin, he can maintain credibility in his homecountry. He faces few strong enemies within his country, so meaningful opposition mustcome from abroad.Argued with the force of Kasparov's world-class intelligence, conviction, and hopes for hishome country, Winter is Coming is an unmistakable call to action against a threat we'veignored for too long.

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Descrizione del libro:

In this bold and important book, Garry Kasparov argues that Vladimir Putin's dangerous global ambitions have been ignored too long - and he won't be stopped unless America stands up to him.

L'autore:

Garry Kasparov is a business speaker, global human rights activist, author, and former world chess champion. His keynote lectures and seminars on strategic thinking, achieving peak performance, and tech innovation have been acclaimed in dozens of countries. A frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal, he is the author of How Life Imitates Chess and Deep Thinking. He is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Martin School, working in cooperation with the Future of Humanity Institute. He lives in New York.

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• Editore: PublicAffairs
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1610396456
• ISBN 13: 9781610396455
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 320