Why did that country, not any other one, decide to use that tactics worldwide so broadly? Why China, the actual superpower that pours several times more concrete per year than the US, didn't seek...
Why did that country, not any other one, decide to use that tactics worldwide so broadly? Why China, the actual superpower that pours several times more concrete per year than the US, didn't seek for election influence much, but Russia, a country with GDP less than of Italy, did? Whose minds were behind this method of influence? Why were they allowed to succeed, are they smarter in some way?
Russia is a country in serious decline that's gone from being one of two superpowers to being a backwater. Moscow is desperately trying to retain some semblance of mattering on the international...
Russia is a country in serious decline that's gone from being one of two superpowers to being a backwater. Moscow is desperately trying to retain some semblance of mattering on the international stage to try to make the population forget how terribly things are going.
On top of that, the Russian economy is going terribly. So much so that Putin had to raise the retirement age by five years this year. He has become hugely unpopular nationally.
When things are going poorly, try to distract the people and project strength. Olympics nuclear weaponry, external power and success in foreign policy.
Additionally, actually trying to remain relevant by increasing global influence by any means necessary works.
Why is it that NATO is refocusing on Russia so much as a threat even though Russian military power is extremely weak compared to individual NATO countries, much less the whole alliance? Why is it that the Soviet Union managed to create on of the two axes of power and maintain it through the entirety of the Cold War even though their economy was not even close to that of the US, much less the West?
Countries can punch above their population/economic standing through policy, diplomacy and other soft and hard power.
Why have a state doping program? What other countries do the same, but not well enough that they've been caught yet?
Russia has a class of operatives who've grafted millions from the state (Putin is likely the world's richest person by far). Many still have political power. Russia is not a functioning democracy. This is yet another reason why the country has different international aims than others.
China is exerting soft power through economic might throughout Asia, South America and not least in Africa. They're building development projects, providing funding, negotiating long-term deals for resources the Chinese economy needs to continue to grow.
Russia doesn't have that kind of money, but they've had an extremely strong apparatus for control and intelligence work from long before the fall of the Iron Curtain.
China is purportedly responsible for huge hacking programs to access technology and information. They have massive programs for research and technology that're being published more and more in the world's most reputable and competitive publications.
China has massive market power due to the size of their market. Russia has none of this.
I don't have answers to your questions. However, even the public picture of Russia show circumstances, tools and history other countries simply don't have.
Why did that country, not any other one, decide to use that tactics worldwide so broadly? Why China, the actual superpower that pours several times more concrete per year than the US, didn't seek for election influence much, but Russia, a country with GDP less than of Italy, did? Whose minds were behind this method of influence? Why were they allowed to succeed, are they smarter in some way?
Russia is a country in serious decline that's gone from being one of two superpowers to being a backwater. Moscow is desperately trying to retain some semblance of mattering on the international stage to try to make the population forget how terribly things are going.
Russia has population issues: low life expectancy, declining population, almost 1 percent of the population have HIV and it's on the rise, issues with alcoholism and so on.
On top of that, the Russian economy is going terribly. So much so that Putin had to raise the retirement age by five years this year. He has become hugely unpopular nationally.
When things are going poorly, try to distract the people and project strength. Olympics nuclear weaponry, external power and success in foreign policy.
Additionally, actually trying to remain relevant by increasing global influence by any means necessary works.
Why is it that NATO is refocusing on Russia so much as a threat even though Russian military power is extremely weak compared to individual NATO countries, much less the whole alliance? Why is it that the Soviet Union managed to create on of the two axes of power and maintain it through the entirety of the Cold War even though their economy was not even close to that of the US, much less the West?
Countries can punch above their population/economic standing through policy, diplomacy and other soft and hard power.
Why have a state doping program? What other countries do the same, but not well enough that they've been caught yet?
Russia has a class of operatives who've grafted millions from the state (Putin is likely the world's richest person by far). Many still have political power. Russia is not a functioning democracy. This is yet another reason why the country has different international aims than others.
China is exerting soft power through economic might throughout Asia, South America and not least in Africa. They're building development projects, providing funding, negotiating long-term deals for resources the Chinese economy needs to continue to grow.
Russia doesn't have that kind of money, but they've had an extremely strong apparatus for control and intelligence work from long before the fall of the Iron Curtain.
China is purportedly responsible for huge hacking programs to access technology and information. They have massive programs for research and technology that're being published more and more in the world's most reputable and competitive publications.
China has massive market power due to the size of their market. Russia has none of this.
I don't have answers to your questions. However, even the public picture of Russia show circumstances, tools and history other countries simply don't have.