<b>From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin&rsquo;s Russia by Michael McFaul | Conversation Starters</b><br /><br />&ldquo;From Cold War to Hot Peace&rdquo; is an intimate account of the relations between Russia and the U.S. from 1989 to the present day. It was written by Michael McFaul, who was ambassador to Russia during Obama&rsquo;s presidency. In it, he argues that by 2010 everything indicated that American-Russian relations were improving because Presidents Obama and Medvedev had reached an agreement dealing with the reduction of nuclear weapons. But the optimism ended when Putin returned to the presidency. McFaul wonders why American-Russian relations reached the extent of the Cold War almost overnight.&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;From Cold War to Hot Peace&rdquo; has been described by readers such as Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice as an essential read for understanding America&rsquo;s most meaningful relationships, and as an invaluable contribution.&nbsp;<br /><br /><b>A Brief Look Inside:</b><br /><br />EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER<br />than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,<br />and the characters and its world still live on.<br /><i>Conversation Starters</i> is peppered with questions designed to<br />bring us beneath the surface of the page<br />and invite us into the world that lives on.<br />These questions can be used to..<br /><br /><b>Create Hours of Conversation:</b><br />&bull; <b>Foster</b> a deeper understanding of the book<br />&bull; <b>Promote</b> an atmosphere of discussion for groups<br />&bull; <b>Assist </b>in the study of the book, either individually or corporately<br />&bull; <b>Explore</b> unseen realms of the book as never seen before