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 the World is a fascinating look at the breakdown of relations between Russia and the West, the decay and decline of the Western Alliance itself, and the fate of Eastern Europe in a time of economic crisis.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230617735
• ISBN13: 9780230617735
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.4" x 1.0" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

Neutral prospective from witness

This book looks at all sides. Not only does it cite mistakes from both Georgia and the Russian Federation, but how the dependency and effects of NATO/EU/OSCE opinions, actions, and inaction in Eastern Europe shaped the War after the West thought it had won the Cold War.