The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself about Russia and Betrayed Ukraine by Vindman, Alexander
The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself about Russia and Betrayed Ukraine by Vindman, Alexander

The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself about Russia and Betrayed Ukraine

An Instant New York Times Bestseller A chilling analysis of how Western indecision and apathy made possible...
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Author: Alexander Vindman
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The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself about Russia and Betrayed Ukraine by Vindman, Alexander

The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself about Russia and Betrayed Ukraine

$45.57
The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself about Russia and Betrayed Ukraine by Vindman, Alexander

The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself about Russia and Betrayed Ukraine

$45.57
Author: Alexander Vindman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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An Instant New York Times Bestseller

A chilling analysis of how Western indecision and apathy made possible the return of brutal Russian expansionism with catastrophic consequences - "A must-read for anyone who wants to understand what went wrong and how it can be fixed" (Serhii Plokhy, Harvard University)

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, six US presidential administrations of both parties pursued policies for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia that emboldened Russia, playing into its imperialist, centuries-long mythos of regional hegemony. The result: military aggression and full-scale invasion. It was all too foreseeable.

In The Folly of Realism, leading national security expert and bestselling author Alexander Vindman argues that America's mistakes in Eastern Europe result from policymakers' fixation on immediate, short-term problem-solving and misplaced hopes and fears. He proposes a new long-term, values-based approach that insists on the fundamentals of liberal democracy and a rules-based world order.

Enlivened by firsthand accounts and behind-the-scenes interviews with leading Washington and international policymakers and culminating in the shocking brutality of Putin's invasions of Ukraine, the book exposes the follies of western foreign policymaking, sources of the dangerous return of Russian imperialism, and proscribes how it can be contained.




Author: Alexander Vindman
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 02/25/2025
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781541705043


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/10/2025
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2025

About the Author

Alexander Vindman, lieutenant colonel US Army (retired), was the director for European Affairs on the White House's National Security Council, former Political-Military Affairs Officer for Russia, and diplomat at the American Embassies in Moscow and Kyiv. He is a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute, the author of the New York Times-bestselling memoir Here, Right Matters, and leads the Here Right Matters Foundation organization which focuses on helping Ukraine win the war against Russia. He lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.


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