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Why Russia Is Really Weak

Posted by Matt in July 20th, 2008

The Military

Army remains poorly trained, malnourished and demoralized. Alcoholism, suicide and corruption are rife. Weaponry is aging and newer models arrive at a trickle: India has bought more Russian tanks since 2001 than the Russian Army.

The Economy

What happens when–not if–oil and gas prices begin to retreat?

Human Capital

Russia’s human capital is being ravaged. The population is declining by some 750,000 annually because of low birthrates and unusually high death rates among males;

Institutions

But Parliament has been neutered. So have independent civic organizations, political parties and media. The secret police, military and security services–no friends of the rule of law–occupy prominent political positions. Official corruption flourishes.

Influence

The Kremlin’s meddling in Georgia has deepened Tblisi’s determination to join NATO and strengthened anti-Russian sentiment.

What the West must live with is a weak Russia. And history shows that states that talk loudly while carrying a small stick often overreach, creating problems for themselves and others.

By Newsweek. Published September, 2006.

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