{"product_id":"the-lands-in-between-russia-vs-the-west-and-the-new-politics-of-hybrid-war-hardcover-2","title":"The Lands in Between: Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Hybrid War - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMitchell A. Orenstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussia's stealth invasion of Ukraine and its assault on the US elections in 2016 forced a reluctant West to grapple with the effects of hybrid war. While most citizens in the West are new to the problems of election hacking, state-sponsored disinformation campaigns, influence operations by foreign security services, and frozen conflicts, citizens of the frontline states between Russia and the European Union have been dealing with these issues for years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lands in Between: Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Russia's Hybrid War\u003c\/em\u003e contends that these \"lands in between\" hold powerful lessons for Western countries. For Western politics is becoming increasingly similar to the lands in between, where hybrid warfare has polarized parties and voters into two camps: those who support a Western vision of liberal democracy and those who support a Russian vision of nationalist authoritarianism. Paradoxically, while politics increasingly boils down to a zero sum \"civilizational choice\" between Russia and the West, those who rise to the pinnacle of the political system in the lands in between are often non-ideological power brokers who have found a way to profit from both sides, taking rewards from both Russia and the West. Increasingly, the political pathologies of these small, vulnerable, and backwards states in Europe are our problems too. In this deepening conflict, we are all lands in between.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitchell A. Orenstein\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Russian and East European Studies at University of Pennsylvania and Senior Fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Eurasia Program. He is the author of three prize-winning books on postcommunist transitions and co-author of \u003cem\u003eFrom Triumph to Crisis: Neoliberal Reform in Postcommunist Countries\u003c\/em\u003e (with Hilary Appel).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039202578512,"sku":"9780190936143","price":51.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/RUF5ME5OR1hMQ05tOW90OUlIR0toQT09_2c5802b7-e248-49d1-bc77-cf0629bba470.webp?v=1771841394","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lands-in-between-russia-vs-the-west-and-the-new-politics-of-hybrid-war-hardcover-2","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}