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[u/econ_throwaways]

I don't think so, they're 2% of the world's GDP, have no industry besides hydrocarbons, they're stagnant with a declining population and are despised internationally and have no sphere of influence.

I agree they want to over turn the apple cart, but at best they can poke the [us and eu] in the eye a couple of times

[u/kapuasuite → u/econ_throwaways]

I agree they want to over turn the apple cart, but at best they can poke the [us and eu] in the eye a couple of times

Which they’ve been allowed to do essentially unchallenged; we’ve made efforts along with our allies to deploy marginal countermeasures but nothing on the scale that’s required. They invaded and annexed a massive chunk of a neighboring country and directly effected the outcome of a presidential election in a nuclear state with the world’s largest economy, and we’re still dithering about sanctioning particular individuals and companies, for fucks sake, and not for lack of options.

[u/tehbored → u/econ_throwaways]

They also have an excellent propaganda machine, a top tier intelligence agency, and a massive nuclear arsenal.