A Little War That Shook the World: Georgia, Russia, and the Future of the West

by Ronald D. Asmus

Book Overview

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 Shook...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230617735
• ISBN13: 9780230617735
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"