Russia is the new sick man of Europe, ironically enough given the old Russian empire used the term originally to describe the aging Ottoman empire. They seem to

Russia is the new sick man of Europe, ironically enough given the old Russian empire used the term originally to describe the aging Ottoman empire. They seem to be the only ones that can't see it. They don't have anything that anyone particularly wants anymore. Germany can switch to LNG. USA is net energy positive these days (although the shale might only last another 10-15 years). And finally nukes just aren't worth that much with MAD.