From the KGB to the Kremlin. Where do Vladimir Putin\'s ideas come from? How does he look at the outside world? What does he want, and how far is he willing to go? Today, Vladimir Putin has become the greatest challenge to European security and the global world order in decades. Russia\'s 8,000 nuclear weapons underscore the huge risks of not understanding who Putin is. Featuring five new chapters, this new edition dispels potentially dangerous misconceptions about Putin and offers a clear-eyed look at his objectives. It presents Putin as a reflection of deeply ingrained Russian ways of thinking as well as his unique personal background and experience. In good condition with markings or inscriptions. Not ex library.