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WHO WILL DEFEND EUROPE?

An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent

Selected as a Politics ‘Book of the Year’ by the Financial Times

WHO WILL DEFEND EUROPE?
Genre:

Current Issues, Economy & Politics, History

Author:

Keir Giles

Publisher:

Hurst

Language:

English

AUTHOR BIO:

Keir Giles has advised governments worldwide on the Russian threat. A senior fellow with Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia Programme, and Director of the Conflict Studies Research Centre, he is a regular commentator for the BBC and international media. His prescient books include What Deters Russia and Moscow Rules.

Pages:

280

Publication:

2024

Rights available:

French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian

Finnish

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DESCRIPTION:

While Ukraine holds back Russia’s onslaught, Moscow has been working hard at rebuilding its army for the next invasion. But for the past 30 years, Britain and Europe have been running down their armed forces and defence industries, thinking that war would never come. Most of the continent banked an increasingly illusory ‘peace dividend’ while outsourcing defence to the United States.

Now, change in the US and clear intent from the Kremlin have set Europe scrambling to rebuild its defences. But will it be enough, and can it be in time?

In this urgent, vital book, Keir Giles lays out the stark choices facing leaders and societies as they confront the return of war in Europe. If the freedom and prosperity that the continent takes for granted are to be preserved, the sacrifices required will affect everyone, without exception. Above all, Giles calls for new leadership in defence of Europe as the US steps aside—and warns that the UK’s brief opportunity to set the pace has already been squandered.

REVIEWS:

‘A blistering account of our defence shortcomings.’ — Edward Lucas, The Times ‘Richly documented and persuasively argued.’ — The Spectator World ‘A powerful warning.’ — iNews ‘[Giles] elegantly weaves together isolationism in the United States, failures of Europe’s leadership, and the collective naivete of the West in understanding the imperialist threat of Putin’s Russia.’ — Foreign Policy ‘In Giles’s view, Russian aggression after 2022, uncertainty about American intentions during the 2024 election, and Europe’s failure to stiffen resilience on all fronts have placed Europe in a much weaker position than is necessary for its own protection.’ — CHOICE ‘Timely and excellent.’ — The Australian Financial Review ‘A powerful and urgent analysis of Europe’s looming security challenges—this...

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