The first account of the new Cold War—revealing how today’s renewed era of global great power competition could threaten us all
Three decades after the Cold War ended, the hopes for a new and more cooperative era in world politics have been lost. With the rise of China and the resurgence of Russia, today there are once again global powers rivalling those of the West. We are now in a Second Cold War, and international security is under threat.
In this incisive account, Richard Sakwa traces the loss of peace and the new configuration of international politics that has arisen in its place, demonstrating that the years of “cold peace” were little more than a hiatus. As Russia aligns with China, shifts in global politics blur the lines of confrontation and the liberal order as a whole faces unprecedented challenges. In a compelling reinterpretation of the accepted narrative, Sakwa shows how this new conflict could have been avoided—and what we need to learn to finally inaugurate a new peace order.
The first account of the new Cold War—revealing how today’s renewed era of global great power competition could threaten us all
Three decades after the Cold War ended, the hopes for a new and more cooperative era in world politics have been lost. With the rise of China and the resurgence of Russia, today there are once again global powers rivalling those of the West. We are now in a Second Cold War, and international security is under threat.
In this incisive account, Richard Sakwa traces the loss of peace and the new configuration of international politics that has arisen in its place, demonstrating that the years of “cold peace” were little more than a hiatus. As Russia aligns with China, shifts in global politics blur the lines of confrontation and the liberal order as a whole faces unprecedented challenges. In a compelling reinterpretation of the accepted narrative, Sakwa shows how this new conflict could have been avoided—and what we need to learn to finally inaugurate a new peace order.
Richard Sakwa is emeritus professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent. He has published widely on Soviet, Russian, and post-communist affairs and is the author of Frontline Ukraine and Russia against the Rest.
“An eloquent and persuasive argument about how the world squandered
the promise of the end of the Cold War.”—Maria Lipman, Foreign
Affairs
“[Sakwa] present[s] a detailed argument on how the ‘Political West’
missed its opportunity to create a stable world order and how
‘Neoconservatives and Liberal Interventionists’ deliberately
sabotaged that prospect in the interests of American primacy.”
—Seamus Martin, Irish Times
“The Lost Peace is a superb book. Sakwa explains in learned detail
how the West—especially the United States—pursued policies after
the first Cold War ended that tragically led to a second Cold War,
which has no end in sight.”—John J. Mearsheimer, author of The
Great Delusion
“The Lost Peace offers a long-awaited nuanced analysis of the
multilayered crisis in which the world finds itself. Sakwa’s sharp
and meticulous interpretation will help all those who look for
solutions ahead.”—Marlene Laruelle, author of Is Russia
Fascist?
“A masterly account of the decisions that, over the last quarter
century, have plunged the world into a new crisis. Must reading for
concerned citizens in North America and Europe.”—Jack F. Matlock,
Jr., former U.S. ambassador to the USSR and author
of Superpower Illusions
“Richard Sakwa offers a sophisticated and highly informative
analysis of competing views of world order after the Cold War.
Written by a foremost expert in the field, The Lost Peace is a
definitive treatment of great power politics.”—Andrei P. Tsygankov,
author of Russia and the West from Alexander to Putin
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