The New Cold War: The United States, Russia & China, From Kosovo to Ukraine; China & Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord

Xi Jinping of China and Vladimir Putin of Russia are forming a new bloc to resist American hegemony. Two excellent new books explain how we got here. Photograph: Alexandr Demyanchuk/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images The New Cold War: The US, Russia and China from Kosovo to Ukraine Author : Gilbert Achcar, translated by GM Goshgarian ISBN-13 : 978-1908906533 Publisher : Westbourne Press Guideline Price : £16.99 China and Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord Author : Philip Snow ISBN-13 : 978-0300166651 Publisher : Yale University Press Guideline Price : £25 Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine last year pushed Europe into…