Russia, America and the Islamic World

Mike Bowker is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of East Anglia, UK.

• Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Post-Cold War World and the Clash of Civilisations; Chapter 3 The Soviet War in Afghanistan; Chapter 4 The Gulf War, 1990–1991; Chapter 5 The Wars in Yugoslavia: Bosnia and Kosovo; Chapter 6 The Conflict in Chechnya; Chapter 7 9/11 and the War on Terrorism; Chapter 8 Gulf War II: Iraq 2003; Chapter 9 Iran and Nuclear Proliferation; Chapter 10 Israel and the Palestinian Question; Chapter 11 The Caucasus, Central Asia and ‘The Coloured Revolutions’; Chapter 12 America and Russia: Democracy Promotion; Chapter 13 Conclusion;

'...a penetrating, comprehensive and yet accessible study of Russian-US relations in the war on terror era. This book should be essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the interplay between these old Cold War rivals and a resurgent Islam in the Twenty First Century'. Lee Marsden, Oxford Brookes University, UK '...an authoritative and comprehensive, yet concise and succinct overview of US-Soviet/Russian relations through the prism of various crises and conflicts involving one or both these powers across the Islamic world...Each chapter case provides a balanced treatment of its subject, generally raises the most important issues indigenous to each, and avoids clichés and false assumptions.' The Russian Review 'Bowker's book tackles an extremely broad and complicated subject with simple and lucid language and the author makes a generally sincere and successful effort to remain objective despite the polarized political debates. The book would be valuable reading for anyone seeking an introduction to Russian foreign policy and modern international affairs.' The Slavonic and East European Review