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KEIR GILES has spent his career watching, studying and explaining Russia.

Keir works with Chatham House in London, and the Conflict Studies Research Centre, a small group of experts in defence and security. Outside the UK, he has provided advice, analysis and expertise on Russia across Europe and North America.

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	Russia's War on Everybody: And What it Means for You 4.20 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 2022 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Will Defend Europe?: An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent 4.28 avg rating — 260 ratings — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West 4.10 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Handbook of Russian Information Warfare really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Turning Point for Russian Foreign Policy 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Deters Russia it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Next for Russia's Front-Line States? by Keir Giles (Goodreads Author), Strategic Studies Institute 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Russian Interests in Sub-Saharan Africa 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Russia Reports: Russian Interests in Sub-Saharan Africa - Putin, Lavrov, BRICS, Trade, Arms Trade, Energy, Prospects for U.S.-Russian Security Cooperation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rome, Italy, 19 November: "Who Will Defend Europe?"

Come to a presentation of "Who Will Defend Europe?" and a discussion of the urgent threat facing the continent (yes, including Italy) on 19 November at Almost Corner Bookshop, Via del Moro 45, Rome.

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“Let us begin with this evident fact: Russia does not belong at all to Europe, but to Asia. It follows that judging Russia and the Russians by our European standards is a mistake to be avoided. —GONZAGUE DE REYNOLD, 19501 In methodological terms, one should de-Europeanise any analysis of Russian policy. —THOMAS GOMART, 20062”
― Keir Giles, Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West

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“And Russia’s latest National Security Strategy has reintroduced the Soviet term ‘alien ideals’ to describe what the West considers to be universal human values.”
― Keir Giles, Russia's War on Everybody: And What it Means for You

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