Bettina Renz

Russian annexation of Crimea and the subsequent air campaign over Syria took the world by surprise. The capabilities and efficiency of Moscow s armed forces during both operations signalled to the world that Russia was back in business as a significant military actor on the international stage. Meer

The book demonstrates how Vladimir Putin has wrestled with terrorism, immigration, media freedom, religious pluralism and economic globalism in response to twenty-first-century security concerns. Meer