Implosion: The End of Russia and What It Means for America

By Ilan Berman

Crisespolitical, social, and economicrun rampant within Mother Russia’s borders. Russian troops infiltrate the Crimean peninsula, the UN Security Council attempts to mediate concerning the conflict with Ukraine, and the United States pledges aid to former Soviet satellitesand civil war teeters on the brink of eruption. In the wake of the Sochi Olympics, it is Russia that is skating on thin ice, and Vladimir Putin’s autonomous regime looks shakier by the minute. Ilan Berman shows the future of the country as grim and on the fast track to complete ruination. Is the end in sight for this former superpower? In Implosion, Berman explains why Russia’s collapse is imminent and how this nation’s ultimate demise will vitiate the United States.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing
• Release date: Sep 16, 2013
• ISBN: 9781621571773

Reviews for Implosion

[staffreads · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Always interesting to read books like this that look ahead on the world's political scene. I actually started reading this AFTER the Olympics, but BEFORE the Crimea take over and other Ukraine issues. I'd recommend the title for context in this development though even as one of the suggested possible scenarios IS in fact unfolding. KH