<p>'A gripping narrative and an outstanding book.’ <strong><em>Times Literary Supplement</em></strong></p> <p>‘The riveting inside story of the unprecedented economic war to take down Putin and save Ukraine. Anyone wishing to understand the complexity and difficulty of battling Putin on the global economic stage will find Baker’s exposé an essential read.’ <strong>– Bill Browder, bestselling author of <em>Red Notice</em> and <em>Freezing Order</em></strong></p> <p>‘An authoritative and gripping investigation that reads like a detective novel. I found myself reading it in the elevator.’ <strong>– Nassim Taleb, author of <em>The Black Swan</em></strong></p> <p>‘A compelling account of the West’s economic war against Russia, from oligarchs’ superyachts to the world’s oil market … Essential reading for understanding Russia’s war and how it is remaking the world economy.’ <strong>– Chris Miller, bestselling author of <em>Chip War</em></strong></p> <p>‘Deeply reported and deftly written, <em>Punishing Putin</em> brings you inside a critical front in the new cold war … No one writing about sanctions today has a stronger grasp of this terrain than Baker or a better knack for untangling its complexity.’ <strong>– Simon Shuster, bestselling author of <em>The Showman: Inside the Invasion that Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky</em></strong></p> <p>‘A captivating economic detective story that describes in great detail how the West tried to confront Putin and explains why the sanctions didn’t work: the war didn’t stop, and the Russian army continues to advance. A very important book for anyone pondering what will happen next.’ <strong>– Mikhail Zygar, author of <em>War and Punishment: Putin, Zelensky, and the Path to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine</em></strong></p> <p>‘Few reporters understand post-Soviet Russia the way Baker does. She has produced a definitive account of the war behind the war – the desperate struggle to restrain Russia's violence through economic sanctions.’ <strong>– Peter S. Canellos, author of <em>The Great Dissenter</em></strong></p>

‘A brilliant book’ Alastair Campbell, The Rest is Politics 'The essential, must-read insider account of the West’s cat and mouse economic warfare against Russia and how it is changing the face of global trade. Magisterial and gripping’ Catherine Belton ‘A brilliant, engagingly written and timely book’ Owen Matthews ‘A very good book’ Mark Galeotti Undeterred by eight years of timid US sanctions, Vladimir Putin ordered his full-scale assault on Ukraine on 24 February 2022. In the hours that followed, Western leaders weaponized economic tools in a world-changing financial experiment. The goal was to sap the strength of Putin’s war machine by damaging its economy, without risking a global recession in the process. In Punishing Putin, veteran journalist Stephanie Baker uncovers how this furious financial war has unfolded, from seizing superyachts to manipulating the global price of oil to blocking the sale of military technology. Baker reveals how the West mobilized an army of white-collar-crime investigators to crack down on illicit Russian money, targeting oligarchs and their enablers for sanctions evasion. Filled with propulsive, fly-on-the-wall details, Punishing Putin takes us into the frantic backroom deliberations that led to a whole new era of economic statecraft and radically rearranged global alliances, influencing world order for generations to come.
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'A gripping narrative and an outstanding book.’ Times Literary Supplement ‘The riveting inside story of the unprecedented economic war to take down Putin and save Ukraine. Anyone wishing to understand the complexity and difficulty of battling Putin on the global economic stage will find Baker’s exposé an essential read.’ – Bill Browder, bestselling author of Red Notice and Freezing Order ‘An authoritative and gripping investigation that reads like a detective novel. I found myself reading it in the elevator.’ – Nassim Taleb, author of The Black Swan ‘A compelling account of the West’s economic war against Russia, from oligarchs’ superyachts to the world’s oil market … Essential reading for understanding Russia’s war and how it is remaking the world economy.’ – Chris Miller, bestselling author of Chip War ‘Deeply reported and deftly written, Punishing Putin brings you inside a critical front in the new cold war … No one writing about sanctions today has a stronger grasp of this terrain than Baker or a better knack for untangling its complexity.’ – Simon Shuster, bestselling author of The Showman: Inside the Invasion that Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky ‘A captivating economic detective story that describes in great detail how the West tried to confront Putin and explains why the sanctions didn’t work: the war didn’t stop, and the Russian army continues to advance. A very important book for anyone pondering what will happen next.’ – Mikhail Zygar, author of War and Punishment: Putin, Zelensky, and the Path to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine ‘Few reporters understand post-Soviet Russia the way Baker does. She has produced a definitive account of the war behind the war – the desperate struggle to restrain Russia's violence through economic sanctions.’ – Peter S. Canellos, author of The Great Dissenter
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The gripping new 2024 expose of the global economic sanctions against Russia’s war in Ukraine
The gripping new 2024 expose of the global economic sanctions against Russia’s war in Ukraine 22 b/w, plates (8pp) - First account of the untold story of the global economic turmoil triggered by Putin’s invasion -Includes exclusive and never-before-seen insight into the global economic response – form the White House to 10 Downing Street, to the European Commission -Unrivalled access by one of the world’s premier international journalists -Coincides with a large and comprehensive marketing and PR campaign -Stephanie Baker is extremely well connected and has a huge bank of contacts to draw on – from Bloomberg to the Guardian, to the Times and Sunday Times Competition: Putin’s People; Freezing Order; Killer Kremlin; Red Notice; Kleptopia; We Need to Talk About; Butler World; House Trump; Moneyland; Once Upon a Time; From with Blood; Unruly. Catherine Belton; Bill Browder; John Sweeney; Tom Burgis; Mark Galeotti; Oliver Bullough; Craig Unger; Ben Mezrich; Heidi Blake
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ISBN
9780008653408
Publisert
2024-09-12
Utgiver
Vendor
Mudlark
Vekt
640 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
35 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
352

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Biographical note

Stephanie Baker is an award-winning journalist and Senior Writer on the investigations team at Bloomberg, and has been writing about the Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 2022. Stephanie has chronicled the rise and fall of Russian billionaires and has written extensively about sanctions placed on Russia since 2018. She lived in Moscow during the mid-1990s, reporting on the economic transformation of Russia for The Moscow Times, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Bloomberg. Stephanie has appeared regularly on BBC TV and Radio, Bloomberg Television, NPR and PBS. Punishing Putin is her first book.