{"product_id":"shadow-state-murder-mayhem-and-russias-remaking-of-the-west-isbn-9780062966001","title":"Shadow State: Murder, Mayhem, and Russia’s Remaking of the West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cbr\u003ethrilling account of how Russia is waging a hidden war against America and the\u003cbr\u003eWest, using espionage, corruption, fake news, and KGB-style murder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarch\u003cbr\u003e2018. Two Russian assassins arrive in a provincial English city to kill a\u003cbr\u003eformer officer from Russia’s GRU intelligence agency. His crime? Passing\u003cbr\u003esecrets to British spies. The poison? A lethal nerve agent, novichok. The\u003cbr\u003eattempted execution was a reminder – as if one were needed - of Russia’s contempt\u003cbr\u003efor international norms. The Soviet Union and its doctrine are long gone, but\u003cbr\u003ethe playbook used by the Kremlin’s spies during that long confrontation with\u003cbr\u003ethe West is back. And the underlying goal remains the same: to undermine\u003cbr\u003edemocracy and exploit divisions within American and European society and\u003cbr\u003epolitics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoscow’s support for Donald\u003cbr\u003eTrump in the 2016 presidential election has grown into the biggest political\u003cbr\u003escandal of modern times. Its American players are well-known. In \u003cem\u003eShadow\u003cbr\u003eState\u003c\/em\u003e, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Luke Harding reveals\u003cbr\u003ethe Russians behind the story: the spies, hackers and internet trolls. Harding\u003cbr\u003echarts how the Kremlin has updated Communist-era methods of influence and\u003cbr\u003epropaganda for the age of Facebook and Twitter, and considers the compelling\u003cbr\u003equestion of our age: what exactly does Vladimir Putin have on President Trump?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimilar to those of the Cold\u003cbr\u003eWar, Putin’s ambitions are truly global. His emissaries include oligarchs, bankers,\u003cbr\u003elawyers, mercenaries, and agents of influence. They roam from Salisbury to\u003cbr\u003eHelsinki, Ukraine to Central Africa, London to Washington, D.C. \u003cem\u003eShadow State\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis the singular account of how the Kremlin seeks to reshape the world, to\u003cbr\u003edivide the US from its European friends, and to remake America in its own dark\u003cbr\u003eand kleptocratic image. This is an essential read for anyone who wants to\u003cbr\u003eunderstand how our politics came to be so chaotic and divided. Nothing less\u003cbr\u003ethan the future of Western democracy is at stake.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Shadow State\u003c\/em\u003e reads like a thriller and abounds with spies, dubious businessmen, politicians and crooks in various exotic settings.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e“Harding is a great reporter.”\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889026691301,"sku":"NP9780062966001","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062966001.jpg?v=1730230338","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/shadow-state-murder-mayhem-and-russias-remaking-of-the-west-isbn-9780062966001","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}