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Keir Giles is a senior consulting fellow at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs. He also works with the Conflict Studies Research Centre (CSRC), a group of subject matter experts in Eurasian security with a particular focus on the wide range of security challenges coming from Russia.

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Keir Giles, a senior expert on Russia at Britain's prestigious Chatham House, describes how Russian leaders have used consistent doctrinal and strategic approaches to the rest of the world. These approaches may seem deeply alien in the West, but understanding them is essential for successful engagement with Moscow. Giles argues that understanding how Moscow's leaders think—not just Vladimir Putin but his predecessors and eventual successors—will help their counterparts in the West develop a less crisis-prone and more productive relationship with Russia.

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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Russia's Place in the World

1. A World Apart
2. Great Power and Empire
3. Russia under Threat
4. Winning the Cold War
   Part II: Russia's Internal System
5. Ruling Russia
6. The Individual and the State
   Part III: Russia's Inheritance
7. Russia's Moral Framework
8. History Matters
   Part IV: Prospects for Change
9. Opposition, Protests, and Discontent
10. Change from Within
    Conclusion: The Way Forward
    Notes
    Index