It is interesting that changing military capacities have changed the impact of geography on politics and war. What really gets me are some of the things that h

It is interesting that changing military capacities have changed the impact of geography on politics and war. What really gets me are some of the things that have not changed. Resources make nations weak. Interconnection with other nations in trade, research, and development makes nations strong. Now more than ever Russia has the potential to leverage its lack of resources and connections with European and Asian countries to become the kind of major global power that it wants to be. But the only way to do that is to give up on old ideas about geography, power, and wealth.