Russophobia Anti-Russian Lobby and American Foreign Policy [Paperback]

The book suggests that the US-Russia post-9/11 partnership did not endure because?much of America's policy is shaped by an ambition to remain the world's only superpower. The book analyzes the negative role played by Russophobia and?advocates a different approach to Russia in the post-Cold War world.Preface List of Tables The U.S. Russia Policy after 9/11 The Anti-Russian Lobby The 'New Cold War' and American Sense of History The Chechnya 'Oppressor' and US Objectives in the Caucasus The 'Authoritarianism at Heart' and Washington's Democracy Promotion The 'Expansionism by Habit' and American Security Russia's Energy 'Imperialism' and US Interests Toward an Alternative Russia Approach Appendix: The Lobby's Ideology and Examples of Activities, 2003-2008 Index

The author painstakingly reconstructs and analyzes most visible expressions of Russophobia in various segments of American political class. . . [and] convincingly shows that Russia-hostile elites hold images of Moscow s eternal authoritarianism at home and permanent imperialism abroad. - Mirovaya Ekonomika i Mezhdunarodnyye Otnosheniya (World Economy and International Relations), No. 4, 2001, pp. 113-116

The book s chapters deal with, among other topics, the Chechen wars, democracy promotion and energy policies. It is also important that this interpretation comes from a Russian-born political scientist who lives in the US and knows American discourse and politics well. Tsygankov s deep knowledge of both Russian affairs and camps and trends in US politics adds considerable value to this analysis. . . . this dense description of, and spirited attack on, Western rhetoric and policies regarding Russia will be a valuable addition and original contribution to seminars in such fields as international security, post-Soviet affairs and US foreign policy. - Europe-Asia Studies

Although many works about anti-Americanism in Russia existed already, until now there was a lack ofl½