About the Book:Preface List of Tables The U.S. Russia Policy after 9/11 The Anti-Russian Lobby The ‘New Cold War’ and American Sense of History The Chechnya ‘Oppressor’ and US Objectives in the Caucasus The ‘Authoritarianism at Heart’ and Washington’s Democracy Promotion The ‘Expansionism by Habit’ and American Security Russia’s Energy ‘Imperialism’ and US Interests Toward an Alternative Russia Approach Appendix: The Lobby’s Ideology and Examples of Activities, 2003-2008 Index