>could be an effective role as world police. There's war in Yemen right now, with one of the sides heavily backed by Saudi Arabia, where's the world police? Or

>could be an effective role as world police. There's war in Yemen right now, with one of the sides heavily backed by Saudi Arabia, where's the world police? Or does it only respond to calls when land changes hands? >starting wars against neighboring countries. 1/3 countries admitted in 1999 have a border with Russia. 3/7 countries admitted in 1999 have a border with Russia. 0/4 of those admitted after that. >Because Russia is a mafia state run by old KGB morons who are pillaging the country and, as you can see, starting wars against neighboring countries. There's no denying it being a mafia state, but that may not necessarily be the only or even the dominant explanation. Even Wikipedia (which Russia had repeatedly considered banning on its territory) cites quite different reasons: "By mid-1992, a consensus emerged within the administration that NATO enlargement was a wise realpolitik measure to strengthen American hegemony.[20][21] In the absence of NATO enlargement, Bush administration officials worried that the European Union might fill the security vacuum in Central Europe, and thus challenge American post-Cold War influence." >Georgia The situation with Georgia reads very similar to the current conflict, except Georgia had taken the Russian role in the past: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian%E2%80%93Abkhaz_conflict https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian%E2%80%93Abkhaz_confli...