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New York Times bestseller

Former US Ambassador to Russia and scholar Michael McFaul analyses the relationship between the two countries - Russia and the United States - over the course of three decades. Back in the 1980s, the author visited Russia for the first time and fell in love with Soviet citizens for their desire for democratic change. Later, McFaul became the first person under President Obama to promote the Reset policy in US-Russian relations, and then the ambassador to Russia. However, despite the incredible efforts made, all hopes for improving relations between the two antipodean states have not been realised. What happened? Why did Russia, while demonstrating its ostensible commitment to democratic values, begin to curtail freedom of speech, invade Ukraine, and interfere in the US presidential election? Why did the United States fail to implement the Reset strategy despite its strong support among Russians? Where and when did diplomacy in once cold relations become so unbearably hot?

In From Cold War to Hot Peace, Michael McFaul provides a detailed history of the rise and fall of US-Russian relations and examines the reasons that may have led to this disappointing outcome.