{"product_id":"shadow-state-murder-mayhem-and-russias-remaking-of-the-west","title":"Shadow State: Murder, Mayhem, and Russia's Remaking of the West","description":"A\nthrilling account of how Russia is waging a hidden war against America and the\nWest, using espionage, corruption, fake news, and KGB-style murder\n\nMarch\n2018. Two Russian assassins arrive in a provincial English city to kill a\nformer officer from Russia’s GRU intelligence agency. His crime? Passing\nsecrets to British spies. The poison? A lethal nerve agent, novichok. The\nattempted execution was a reminder – as if one were needed - of Russia’s contempt\nfor international norms. The Soviet Union and its doctrine are long gone, but\nthe playbook used by the Kremlin’s spies during that long confrontation with\nthe West is back. And the underlying goal remains the same: to undermine\ndemocracy and exploit divisions within American and European society and\npolitics.\n\nMoscow’s support for Donald\nTrump in the 2016 presidential election has grown into the biggest political\nscandal of modern times. Its American players are well-known. In Shadow\nState, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Luke Harding reveals\nthe Russians behind the story: the spies, hackers and internet trolls. Harding\ncharts how the Kremlin has updated Communist-era methods of influence and\npropaganda for the age of Facebook and Twitter, and considers the compelling\nquestion of our age: what exactly does Vladimir Putin have on President Trump?\n\nSimilar to those of the Cold\nWar, Putin’s ambitions are truly global. His emissaries include oligarchs, bankers,\nlawyers, mercenaries, and agents of influence. They roam from Salisbury to\nHelsinki, Ukraine to Central Africa, London to Washington, D.C. Shadow State\nis the singular account of how the Kremlin seeks to reshape the world, to\ndivide the US from its European friends, and to remake America in its own dark\nand kleptocratic image. This is an essential read for anyone who wants to\nunderstand how our politics came to be so chaotic and divided. Nothing less\nthan the future of Western democracy is at stake.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062966006\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0062966006.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Harding, Luke\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. This is an ex-library book with stickers and markings. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46161906663601,"sku":"RDV.0062966006.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0062966006-0.jpg?v=1755628386","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/shadow-state-murder-mayhem-and-russias-remaking-of-the-west","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}