A Measure Short of War: A Brief History of Great Power Subversion

by Jill Kastner and William C. Wohlforth

A fast-paced, gripping history of meddling, manipulation, and skulduggery among great power rivalsIn 2016, the United States was stunned by evidence of Russian meddling in the US presidential elections. But it shouldn't have been. Subversion--domestic interference to undermine or manipulate a rival--is as old as statecraft itself. The basic idea would have been familiar to Sun Tzu, Thucydides, Elizabeth I, or Bismarck. Russia's operation was just...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197683169
• ISBN13: 9780197683163
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"