The new cold war is based on deception, but who exactly is deceiving whom? This meticulous and balanced examination of the Russiagate story in the 2016 US presidential elections exposes the myths and provides perspective.
Author(s): Richard Sakwa
Publisher: Lexington Books
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 528
City: Lanham
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Russians Are Coming
Russian Misdeeds
Russiagate and New Cold War
Deception and War
Notes
Chapter 2: Trump Ascends
The Greatest Political Upset in American History
Russia and Clinton’s Downfall
Notes
Chapter 3: Trump and Russia
Trump Goes to Moscow
Follow the Money
All Things Bright and Colourful
Notes
Chapter 4: Russiagate and the New Cold War
International Politics and Russiagate
Russia and Trump’s Election
Forward to the Past
Notes
Chapter 5: Hacking the Election
The Democratic Party Emails
Hack or Leak?
Notes
Chapter 6: Social Media Meddling
The Internet Research Agency (IRA) and Mueller Indictment
The IRA in Context
Notes
Chapter 7: Conspiracy, Collusion and Crossfire Hurricane
The British Link
Papadopoulos Gets Caught
Crossfire Hurricane
Notes
Chapter 8: The Steele Dossier
The Steele Dossier
Forging the Dossier
The Steele Storm
Debunking Steele
Notes
Chapter 9: Spinning Russiagate
Autumnal Blues
Carter Page and the FISA Warrants
The ICA
The Long Shadow
Telling Trump
Notes
Chapter 10: Flynn and the Russian Concussion
Flynn’s Downfall
The Comey Gyration
Michael Flynn on Trial
Notes
Chapter 11: Suspicious Activity
The 9 June 2016 Trump Tower Meeting
Paul Manafort and Ukrainegate
Notes
Chapter 12: Mueller Investigates
The Special Counsel Gets to Work
Mueller Reports
Notes
Chapter 13: Russiagate Questioned
An Investigation in Search of a Crime
Crimes in Search of Investigation
The Accused Fight Back
Notes
Chapter 14: Fruit of a Poisoned Tree
Why It All Started
The Investigators Investigated
Further Investigations
Notes
Chapter 15: Worse than Watergate
Russiagate and Resistance
Russia and the 2020 Election
Notes
Chapter 16: Deception and the New Cold War
Causes and Consequences
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author