Keir Giles – författare & böcker

Moscow Rules

What Drives Russia to Confront the West

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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429 kr

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From Moscow, the world looks different. It is through understanding how Russia sees the world—and its place in it—that the West can best meet the Russian challenge.Russia and the West are like neighbors who never seem able to understand each other. A major reason, this book argues, is that Western leaders tend to think that Russia should act as a “rational” Western nation—even though Russian leaders for centuries have thought and acted based on their country's much different history and traditions. Russia, through Western eyes, is unpredictable and irrational, when in fact its leaders from the czars to Putin almost always act in their own very predictable and rational ways. For Western leaders to try to engage with Russia without attempting to understand how Russians look at the world is a recipe for repeated disappointment and frequent crises.Keir Giles, a senior expert on Russia at Britain's prestigious Chatham House, describes how Russian leaders have used consistent doctrinal and strategic approaches to the rest of the world. These approaches may seem deeply alien in the West, but understanding them is essential for successful engagement with Moscow. Giles argues that understanding how Moscow's leaders think—not just Vladimir Putin but his predecessors and eventual successors—will help their counterparts in the West develop a less crisis-prone and more productive relationship with Russia.

Who Will Defend Europe?

An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent

AvKeir Giles

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

231 kr

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Russia is intent on attacking beyond Ukraine. Can Europe defend itself?While Ukraine holds back Russia’s onslaught, Moscow has been working hard at rebuilding its army for the next invasion. But for the past 30 years, Britain and Europe have been running down their armed forces and defence industries, thinking that war would never come. Most of the continent banked an increasingly illusory ‘peace dividend’ while outsourcing defence to the United States.Now, change in the US and clear intent from the Kremlin have set Europe scrambling to rebuild its defences. But will it be enough, and can it be in time?In this urgent, vital book, Keir Giles lays out the stark choices facing leaders and societies as they confront the return of war in Europe. If the freedom and prosperity that the continent takes for granted are to be preserved, the sacrifices required will affect everyone, without exception. Above all, Giles calls for new leadership in defence of Europe as the US steps aside—and warns that the UK’s brief opportunity to set the pace has already been squandered.

Russia's War on Everybody

And What it Means for You

AvKeir Giles

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

173 kr

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You may not be interested in Russia. But Russia is interested in you.Russia’s 2022 attack on Ukraine saw confrontation between Moscow and the West spill over into open conflict once again. But Russia has also been waging a clandestine war against the West for decades. Hostile acts abroad, from poisoning dissidents to shooting down airliners, interfering in elections, spying, hacking and murdering, have long seemed to be the Kremlin’s daily business. But what is it all for? Why does Russia consistently behave like this? And what does it achieve?Now containing a new preface to the paperback edition, Keir Giles explains how and why Russia pushes for more power and influence wherever it can reach, far beyond Ukraine – and what it means not just for governments, but for ordinary people. Bringing together stories from the military, politics, diplomacy, espionage, cyber power, organised crime and more, Giles describes how Moscow conducts its campaigns across the globe, and how nobody is too unimportant to be caught up in them. By lifting the lid on the daily struggle going on behind the scenes to protect governments, businesses, societies and people from Russian hostile activity, Russia’s War On Everybody shows how Moscow’s hostile intentions for the rest of the world are far broader and more ambitious, and the ways it tries to achieve them far more pervasive and damaging, than we realise.

Moscow Rules

What Drives Russia to Confront the West

AvKeir Giles

E-bok

Engelska, 2019

484 kr

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From Moscow, the world looks different. It is through understanding how Russia sees the world—and its place in it—that the West can best meet the Russian challenge.Russia and the West are like neighbors who never seem able to understand each other. A major reason, this book argues, is that Western leaders tend to think that Russia should act as a “rational” Western nation—even though Russian leaders for centuries have thought and acted based on their country''s much different history and traditions. Russia, through Western eyes, is unpredictable and irrational, when in fact its leaders from the czars to Putin almost always act in their own very predictable and rational ways. For Western leaders to try to engage with Russia without attempting to understand how Russians look at the world is a recipe for repeated disappointment and frequent crises.Keir Giles, a senior expert on Russia at Britain''s prestigious Chatham House, describes how Russian leaders have used consistent doctrinal and strategic approaches to the rest of the world. These approaches may seem deeply alien in the West, but understanding them is essential for successful engagement with Moscow. Giles argues that understanding how Moscow''s leaders think—not just Vladimir Putin but his predecessors and eventual successors—will help their counterparts in the West develop a less crisis-prone and more productive relationship with Russia.

Russia's War on Everybody

And What it Means for You

AvKeir Giles

E-bok

Engelska, 2022

212 kr

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You may not be interested in Russia. But Russia is interested in you.Russia''s 2022 attack on Ukraine saw confrontation between Moscow and the West spill over into open conflict once again. But Russia has also been waging a clandestine war against the West for decades. Hostile acts abroad, from poisoning dissidents to shooting down airliners, interfering in elections, spying, hacking and murdering, have long seemed to be the Kremlin''s daily business. But what is it all for? Why does Russia consistently behave like this? And what does it achieve?In this book, Keir Giles explains how and why Russia pushes for more power and influence wherever it can reach, far beyond Ukraine – and what it means not just for governments, but for ordinary people. Bringing together stories from the military, politics, diplomacy, espionage, cyber power, organised crime and more, Giles describes how Moscow conducts its campaigns across the globe, and how nobody is too unimportant to be caught up in them. By lifting the lid on the daily struggle going on behind the scenes to protect governments, businesses, societies and people from Russian hostile activity, Russia''s War On Everybody shows how Moscow''s hostile intentions for the rest of the world are far broader and more ambitious, and the ways it tries to achieve them far more pervasive and damaging, than we realise.

Russia's War on Everybody

And What it Means for You

AvKeir Giles

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2022

212 kr

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You may not be interested in Russia. But Russia is interested in you.Russia''s 2022 attack on Ukraine saw confrontation between Moscow and the West spill over into open conflict once again. But Russia has also been waging a clandestine war against the West for decades. Hostile acts abroad, from poisoning dissidents to shooting down airliners, interfering in elections, spying, hacking and murdering, have long seemed to be the Kremlin''s daily business. But what is it all for? Why does Russia consistently behave like this? And what does it achieve?In this book, Keir Giles explains how and why Russia pushes for more power and influence wherever it can reach, far beyond Ukraine – and what it means not just for governments, but for ordinary people. Bringing together stories from the military, politics, diplomacy, espionage, cyber power, organised crime and more, Giles describes how Moscow conducts its campaigns across the globe, and how nobody is too unimportant to be caught up in them. By lifting the lid on the daily struggle going on behind the scenes to protect governments, businesses, societies and people from Russian hostile activity, Russia''s War On Everybody shows how Moscow''s hostile intentions for the rest of the world are far broader and more ambitious, and the ways it tries to achieve them far more pervasive and damaging, than we realise.

Who Will Defend Europe? NEW EDITION

An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent

AvKeir Giles

E-bok

Engelska, 2025

202 kr

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Selected as a Politics Book of the Year by theFinancial TimesWhile Ukraine holds back Russias onslaught, Moscow has been working hard at rebuilding its army for the next invasion. But for the past 30 years, Britain and Europe have been running down their armed forces and defence industries, thinking that war would never come. Most of the continent banked an increasingly illusory peace dividend while outsourcing defence to the United States.Now, change in the US and clear intent from the Kremlin have set Europe scrambling to rebuild its defences. But will it be enough, and can it be in time?In this urgent, vital book, Keir Giles lays out the stark choices facing leaders and societies as they confront the return of war in Europe. If the freedom and prosperity that the continent takes for granted are to be preserved, the sacrifices required will affect everyone, without exception. Above all, Giles calls for new leadership in defence of Europe as the US steps asideand warns that the UKs brief opportunity to set the pace has already been squandered.

American Overthrow

Moscow’s Endgame in Its Long War with Washington

AvKeir Giles

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

251 kr

Kommande

A disturbing account of Moscow’s ideological capture of America’s ruling elite.The maelstrom following Donald Trump’s 2025 return to the US presidency left many bemused and disoriented. But for Russia-watchers, what unfolded was grimly familiar. So many of the Trump administration’s destructive actions have precisely aligned with the Kremlin’s own objectives; and to a startling extent, Trump’s America is beginning to mimic Russia itself.Abroad, Trump has demanded the annexation of neighbours, and embraced war crimes in Iran and the Caribbean. At home, the war on truth and history, purges and the weaponisation of justice, the deployment of masked federal paramilitaries to the streets of major cities and more all mirror Putin’s own consolidation of power. Dismantling obstacles to Russia’s ambitions, whether they threaten Europe or America itself, is a defining feature of Trump’s second presidency. Determination to force Ukraine’s surrender to Russia is just the clearest example among many.Keir Giles examines America’s transformation through the prism of Kremlinology. What he reveals should alarm us all.

Who Will Defend Europe?

An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent

AvKeir Giles

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

264 kr

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While Ukraine holds back Russia’s onslaught, Moscow has been working hard at rebuilding its army for the next invasion. But for the past 30 years, Britain and Europe have been running down their armed forces and defence industries, thinking that war would never come. Most of the continent banked an increasingly illusory ‘peace dividend’ while outsourcing defence to the United States.Now, change in the US and clear intent from the Kremlin have set Europe scrambling to rebuild its defences. But will it be enough, and can it be in time?In this urgent, vital book, Keir Giles lays out the stark choices facing leaders and societies as they confront the return of war in Europe. If the freedom and prosperity that the continent takes for granted are to be preserved, the sacrifices required will affect everyone, without exception. Above all, Giles calls for new leadership in defence of Europe as the US steps aside—and warns that the UK’s brief opportunity to set the pace has already been squandered.

Moskovan opit

AvKeir Giles

E-bok

Finska, 2020

199 kr

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Venäjästä ei kannata kuvitella liikoja. Kyynisyys on varmin tapa toimia Venäjän kanssa!Venäjää koskevat perusasiat eivät muutu. Venäjä ja länsimaat ovat kuin naapurit, jotka eivät koskaan näytä ymmärtävään toisiaan. Keir Gilesin mielestä suurin syy tähän on länsimaisten johtajien sitkeä kuvitelma Venäjän muuttumisesta liberaaliksi länsimaiseksi demokratiaksi. Näin ei ole tapahtunut eikä tule koskaan tapahtumaankaan. Venäjä on ja pysyy imperiumina ja myös käyttäytyy kuin sellainen.Länsimaiden näkökulmasta Venäjä toimii ennalta-arvaamattomasti ja irrationaalisesti. Venäjän johtajat tsaareista presidentti Putiniin menettelevät kuitenkin aina omalla, hyvin ennustettavalla ja suurvaltaroolinsa mukaisella tavallaan. Venäjä haluaa vaikuttaa maailman asioihin suurvaltojen tapaan, omien etujensa mukaisesti. Venäjän ulkopolitiikan tavoitteet eivät ole muuttuneet ajan saatossa miksikään.Kansainvälisessä politiikassakin on ”ulvottava susien mukana”, muuten tulee syödyksi: on epäiltävä kaikessa toista osapuolta ja käytettävä tilanteeseen sopivia keinoja ja lähestymistapoja, sillä reilu peli ei tuota tulosta, jos vastapuoli ei sitä pelaa.Venäjän vastakkainasettelu lännen kanssa on vuosisatainen jatkumo, joka ei johdu vain hallinnosta ja maantieteestä tai kansasta ja historiasta vaan näiden kaikkien yhdistelmästä. Lännessä esiintyy yhä perusteetonta toiveikkuutta Venäjän muuttumisesta vakaaksi kumppaniksi. Muutosta voi toki toivoa, mutta tosiasiat ratkaisevat.Keir Giles on Iso-Britannian johtava Venäjä-asiantuntija. Hän on perehtynyt laajasti Venäjän sotilaspolitiikan ja armeijan kysymyksiin. Giles on Britannian ulkopoliittisen instituutin Chatham Housen tutkija.Tämä kirja on tarpeen Venäjää tutkiville ja erityisesti niille, jotka ovat Venäjän kanssa tekemisissä. Itse olin siinä asemassa koko ammattiurani, ja minua harmittaa, että tätä kirjaa ei ollut jo 35 vuotta sitten.- Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Viron presidentti 2006-2016Gilesin kirja on tiivis, selkeästi esitetty ja perinpohjaiseen tutkimukseen perustuva teos.- Edward Lucas, The Times

Venäjän sota jokaista vastaan – ja mitä se sinulle merkitsee

AvKeir Giles

Ljudbok

Finska, 2022

251 kr

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Giles varoittaa Venäjän salaisesta sodasta, jonka kohteeksi voi joutua kuka tahansa.

Venäjä käy sotaa Ukrainaa ja länttä vastaan. Riippumatta Ukrainassa käytävän sodan lopputuloksesta Venäjän salainen sota jokaista vastaan jatkuu. Venäjä on kaikkien ongelma, eikä se ole häviämässä mihinkään.

Venäjä on käynyt salaista sotaa länttä vastaan peitellysti jo vuosikymmeniä. Vihamieliset teot ulkomailla – toisinajattelijoiden myrkytykset, vaaleihin puuttumiset, vakoilu, hakkerointi ja murhat – ovat pitkään olleet Venäjän normaalia toimintaa.

Miksi Venäjä käyttäytyy jatkuvasti näin? Ja mitä se sillä saavuttaa? Kirjassa kerrotaan, miksi ja miten Venäjän pyrkii lisäämään valtaansa kaikkialla. Keir Giles osoittaa, miten Venäjä toteuttaa käytännössä vihamielisiä toimenpiteitään eri puolilla maailmaa, ja kuinka kukaan ei ole liian merkityksetön joutuakseen sen kohteeksi.

Giles on kirjoittanut erillisen esipuheen suomalaisille lukijoille.

”Keir Gilesin edellinen teos Moskovan opit avasi selkokielellä Kremlin ’irrationaalista’ logiikkaa. Uudessa teoksessaan hän osoittaa vakuuttavasti, miten Venäjän hybridisota voi kohdistua meistä kehen tahansa.” – Hannu Himanen, tietokirjailija, suurlähettiläs emeritus

”Välttämätön kirja, joka auttaa ymmärtämään, miksi Venäjä on voitettava.” – Ben Hodges, kenraaliluutnantti, USA:n Euroopan joukkojen entinen komentaja

Keir Giles on johtava Venäjä-asiantuntija. Hän on perehtynyt laajasti Venäjän sotilaspolitiikan ja asevoimien kysymyksiin. Giles työskentelee brittiläisessä ulkopolitiikan tutkimuslaitoksessa Chatham Housessa. Hänen edellinen teoksensa Moskovan opit ilmestyi suomeksi vuonna 2020.

Venäjän sota jokaista vastaan – ja mitä se sinulle merkitsee

AvKeir Giles

E-bok

Finska, 2022

252 kr