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The_Honourable wrote:It's according to what a person think a superpower is.
Military? They upgraded a lot but still on the defensive for the most part as NATO on their doorstep. Nuclear weapons are their insurance.
Economic? Nobody cares. If the US and Chinese market suffers, we all feel it. Russia still trying to undermine the world reserve status of the US dollar and need to diversify their economy. If they have increasing trade successes, their increasing presence in the markets will eventually be felt. Check out BRICS.
Geopolitical? Mostly regional as they are capable of promoting and obstructing trade with Asian, Arabic, African and European countries directly in terms of location or indirectly by having influence in some former russian countries that are located in areas that can affect trade.
Human Capital? Improved a lot in recent years but still have a lot to do. Workforce is highly educated but there is a lack of jobs and personal development. Entrepreneurship is a hit and miss surrounded with uncertainty.
Russia recovered a lot since the Sovient Union fell but they are not a superpower yet. They have enough power to cause disturbances especially in the East. I believe we only take them seriously as they hold nuclear weapons and know how to conduct espionage in other countries.
EFFECTIC DESIGNS wrote:It wasn't until Putin was made President that he actually started taking on the Mafia strong and started fixing the Russian economy. Before Putin it was a free for all, no consequences for corruption etc and people tried to steal and abuse as much as they could when the soviet union fell. Putin came along and fixed much of this, one of the ways he did it was becoming the biggest Mafia man in Russia.
Redman wrote:Yes, A superpower......not THE superpower
Redress10 wrote:I don't know if you all have been following the recent events in the United Kingdom with the poisoning of the former Russian agent by the nerve agent.
That got me thinking....Is Russia a superpower?
I think at this point China would easily wipe them in a war. In a scenario where no nukes are used of course. I honestly can't see them convincingly bettering the likes of the UK, France, Germany, Spain or Italy....Separately or combined as the EU etc.
I grew up thinking that Russia was the number 2 to USA's number 1 but surely that has changed by now. What do you all think?
That was back in the days. Napoleon and Hitler both knew that you can't invade Russia in the winter yet circumstances ended up with them doing it anyway and losing their armies.VII wrote:Redress10 wrote:I don't know if you all have been following the recent events in the United Kingdom with the poisoning of the former Russian agent by the nerve agent.
That got me thinking....Is Russia a superpower?
I think at this point China would easily wipe them in a war. In a scenario where no nukes are used of course. I honestly can't see them convincingly bettering the likes of the UK, France, Germany, Spain or Italy....Separately or combined as the EU etc.
I grew up thinking that Russia was the number 2 to USA's number 1 but surely that has changed by now. What do you all think?
If you know your history you would know Russia cannot be invaded,millions of enemy soldiers are buried in Russia,better than China at the time tried. Have you seen how crazy Russians are,now imagine all that energy combined in a patriotic effort. Invading Russia is a logistical nightmare.
EFFECTIC DESIGNS wrote:The US is the world's only remaining super power.
Redman wrote:I'm wondering whether the term super power is still relevant.
If hackers can undermine power grids,currency and elections....then what's the definition of super power?
If I'm able to black out the eastern seaboard every 3 months without getting caught....then the US is in the sheeit.
Or mess with oil deliveries....Or get Hilary elected...We all dead...
What defines the bar here ?
88sins wrote:EFFECTIC DESIGNS wrote:The US is the world's only remaining super power.
don't buy into donald dump's illusion.
VII wrote:Redress10 wrote:I don't know if you all have been following the recent events in the United Kingdom with the poisoning of the former Russian agent by the nerve agent.
That got me thinking....Is Russia a superpower?
I think at this point China would easily wipe them in a war. In a scenario where no nukes are used of course. I honestly can't see them convincingly bettering the likes of the UK, France, Germany, Spain or Italy....Separately or combined as the EU etc.
I grew up thinking that Russia was the number 2 to USA's number 1 but surely that has changed by now. What do you all think?
If you know your history you would know Russia cannot be invaded,millions of enemy soldiers are buried in Russia,better than China at the time tried. Have you seen how crazy Russians are,now imagine all that energy combined in a patriotic effort. Invading Russia is a logistical nightmare.
1. The Rothchild family owning the world's central bank is false. The hoax email has been going around the Internet for ages and has been debunked many times.Gladiator wrote:
zoom rader wrote:^^^ You dont need an aircraft carrier when you have nukes
teems1 wrote:1. The Rothchild family owning the world's central bank is false. The hoax email has been going around the Internet for ages and has been debunked many times.Gladiator wrote:
2. There is nothing wrong with GMO. It provides a feasable way of feeding the billions of people in the world.
3. The Russian ruble is weak and can not compete with the western currencies. The GDP per capita in Trinidad is better than Russia, and they have much worse income inequality with the ruling oligarch class.
I'm not defending Putin. Just rebuking the post with the 3 points.shogun wrote:teems1 wrote:1. The Rothchild family owning the world's central bank is false. The hoax email has been going around the Internet for ages and has been debunked many times.Gladiator wrote:
2. There is nothing wrong with GMO. It provides a feasable way of feeding the billions of people in the world.
3. The Russian ruble is weak and can not compete with the western currencies. The GDP per capita in Trinidad is better than Russia, and they have much worse income inequality with the ruling oligarch class.
Why bother?
There will always be folk who are impressed by Bad Actors on the world stage. Ride shirtless on a horse and wrestle bears, while propping yourself up with Billions of dollars of stolen wealth and consolidated power, call all media fake, manipulate talking points to strike at the heart of divisive issues and simpletons will be only too happy to bow down and praise.
men still using memes as fact based.Gladiator wrote:
sMASH wrote:^^this
With enough resources, no country is safe against present tech.
Fly by wire, now it's war by wire.
But the easier thing is it destabilize a country's government and economy and fund the rebel forces to make the place a mess
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