We Need to Talk About Putin

In fewer than 150 pithy pages, Galeotti sketches a bleak, but convincing picture of the man in the Kremlin and the political system that he dominates. * The Times *Dynamic, authoritative and often witty * The Scotsman *Fantastic – Nihal Athanayake * BBC Radio 5 Live *Mark Galeotti, in We Need to Talk About Putin, has distilled a great deal of research and thought into a slim and engaging volume that reads like a primer for anyone poised to enter a negotiation with the Russian president. * The Guardian *Easily the shrewdest and most insightful analysis yet of Putin’s policymaking. * Foreign Affairs *Punchy and highly readable * Times Literary Supplement *One of the most knowledgeable and dispassionate observers of contemporary Russia – Rachel Polonsky, author of ‘Molotov’s Magic Lantern’The pre-eminent expert of Russian mafia – Simon Sebag MontefioreIn fewer than 150 pithy pages, Galeotti sketches a bleak, but convincing picture of the man in the Kremlin and the political system that he dominates. * The Times *Dynamic, authoritative and often witty * The Scotsman *

Mark Galeotti is one of the world’s leading experts on Russian crime and security (which are often one and the same), which may explain why Moscow banned him in 2022. After a stint with the Foreign Office, he has been a scholar and think-tanker in London, New York, Moscow, Prague and Florence. He now heads the consultancy Mayak Intelligence and is an honorary professor at University College London and a senior fellow with RUSI and the Council on Geostrategy. A prolific author, he frequently acts as consultant to various government, commercial and law-enforcement agencies and has briefed everyone from prime ministers to CEOs.

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