Russian Weakness and the Russian "Threat" to the West

Russian Weakness and the Russian “Threat” to the West

Tags: War and Foreign Policy

03/17/2022 Ryan McMaken

From economic power to demographics to military spending, Russia simply doesn’t have the ability to be a great power that threatens anyone outside its “near abroad.”

Original Article: “Russian Weakness and the Russian “Threat” to the West“

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