{"product_id":"economic-war-ukraine-and-the-global-conflict-between-russia-and-the-west-9781787389564","title":"Economic War: Ukraine and the Global Conflict Between Russia and the West","description":"Vladimir Putin's first invasion of Ukraine, in 2014, set off a global economic clash, as the West used its clout with international markets to deter and penalize the Kremlin. The battlelines of this 'war by other means' traversed a series of deep economic connections, built up during Russia's oil, gas and commodities boom: global equity and capital markets, and transnational kleptocracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaximilian Hess's startling book lifts the lid on Russia's response to Western sanctions, and the ensuing skirmishes in London's courts, on Swiss trading desks and in boardrooms in New Delhi. He explores how pipelines, mines, loans and crypto-markets were weaponized. This narrative sets the stage for Putin's all-out assault on Kyiv in February 2022, which turned financial, food and fuel markets into bona fide battlefields, bringing the fight into everyone's home, from Pennsylvania to Pakistan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRather than a 'new Cold War', we are witnessing a conflict over finance, energy and capital markets. How such economic warfare turns out will determine the future of liberalism and democracy; it will also set a precedent for economic relations between the West and China, as the two diverge into rival spheres of influence and power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaximilian Hess is a political risk analyst and consultant, as well as a fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Max speaks German, Russian, Georgian and Spanish, and has written for the \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/em\u003e, alongside a regular column for \u003cem\u003eAl Jazeera\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hurst \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646416523538,"sku":"9781787389564","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c6f056a0-4f1a-4da9-b6ec-319d0020eb85.jpg?v=1733175808","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/economic-war-ukraine-and-the-global-conflict-between-russia-and-the-west-9781787389564","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}