Actually yeah, parallels there too. On paper, in 17th/18th c, Asian powers were more powerful than colonizers in economic terms. But Europe was ahead on 1-2 things that mattered. Russia is economically a non-entity now, but is ahead on 1-2 things that matter, like cyberwarfarehttps://twitter.com/MoJoe/status/1018973054226124800 …
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Replying to @vgr
Ok... maybe they're ahead on cyberwarfare. What else are you thinking as "things that matter"?
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Strategically they are much better positioned in the middle of Eurasia to influence 4 key geopolitical regions (China, Central Asia, Europe). Gas pipelines and such depend on that. That's about it I think
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