The The Tsar's New Clothes

A schism between Russia - and its successor the Soviet Union - and the so-called West has existed for hundreds of years, culminating in the Cold War which divided Europe for over four decades after the Second World War.

After the fall of the Soviet Union and the birth of the Russian Federation in the last decade of the 20th century, it seemed that relations between East and West were improving at last. It was not to last long, and now there is a fratricidal war taking place in the Donbas region of Ukraine involving the Russian and Ukrainian people. The war is situated on the Eurasian Steppe which has played host to many cruel and tragic events during millennia.

The Tsar's New Clothes provides a fascinating study conveying to the reader the historical origins of these often-momentous events including the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation and then proceeds to place them into the context of global geo-political development today. And who is Vladimir Putin, what is his guise and what are the origins of Hybrid Warfare?