In the Belly of the Bear

Jeffrey Iverson

doi:10.5771/9781538189146

In the Belly of the Bear

An FBI Journey Behind the New Iron Curtain

1. Auflage 2024

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doi.org/10.5771/9781538189146
ISBN print: 978-1-5381-8913-9
ISBN online: 978-1-5381-8914-6
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Abstract

The collapse of the Soviet Union was a historic turning point when many, especially those who grew up during the Cold War, began to let go of their long-held fears and embrace feelings of hope for the future. That included agents of the FBI, who were, by necessity, busy building bridges with their former adversaries in response to a flood of Russian criminals pouring into the United States. In The Belly of the Bear chronicles this collaboration through the eyes of a key FBI agent who was on the frontlines in Russia. Jeff Iverson explores obstacles he and his colleagues faced on our former rivals’ home turf, including counterintelligence challenges that have traditionally posed a danger to American government officials and/or businesspeople traveling to Russia. Part cultural history, part international relations thriller, Iverson’s account details successful criminal and terrorism investigations between the FBI and former Soviet authorities, and the nature of the FBI’s fraught relationship with one of those agencies — the FSB, Russia’s modern-day version of the Soviet KGB. Iverson closes with a focus on the worrying parallels between Russia’s return to autocracy and our current American political discourse. This book will appeal to readers interested in the history of US and Russian relations as well and the history of the FBI.

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i–x Preface i–x
- Contents
1–4 Stepping Out of Our Shelters 1–4
5–24 Into the Belly of the Bear 5–24
25–30 A Mile in Another Man’s Shoes 25–30
31–42 When Truth Is a Menace 31–42
43–46 Without Hard Work, One Can’t Even Get a Fish Out of a Pond 43–46
47–82 One Door Closes, Another One Opens 47–82
83–94 Strange Bedfellows 83–94
95–102 The Quieter You Go, the Farther You Get 95–102
103–106 The Only Free Cheese Is in the Mousetrap 103–106
107–118 The Fall and Rise of Chekism 107–118
119–144 Back to the USSR 119–144
145–162 Those Who Vote Decide Nothing, Those Who Count the Vote Decide Everything 145–162
163–176 Control the Courts, Have the Last Word 163–176
177–180 Afterthoughts and Aftershocks 177–180
181–190 Their Country, Their Rules 181–190
191–196 Oh Say, Can You (Still) See . . . 191–196
197–206 Notes 197–206
207–218 Index 207–218

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