Potential Superpower: Russia

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The Russian Federation has been suggested by some as a potential candidate for resuming superpower status in the 21st century.

According to economist Steven Rosefielde of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Russia intends to "reemerge as a full-fledged superpower," and "contrary to conventional wisdom, this goal is easily within the Kremlin's grasp, but the cost to the Russian people and global security would be immense." Rosefielde further argues that Russia "has an intact military-industrial complex...and the mineral wealth to reactivate its dormant structurally militarized potential," and that "supply-side constraints don't preclude a return to prodigal superpowerdom".

Military analyst Alexander Golts of The St. Petersburg Times argues that Putin's confrontations with the U.S. on nuclear issues are in pursuit of regaining superpower status for Russia. It has been argued that Russia's foreign policy toward bordering countries is designed with the ultimate goal of regaining superpower status. Mike Ritchie of industry analysts Energy Intelligence says "Russia was always a superpower that used its energy to win friends and influence among its former Soviet satellites. Nothing has really changed much. They are back in the same game, winning friends and influencing people and using their power to do so."

According to Francis Matthew, Editor at Large of the Gulfnews, facts constraining Russia's rise to superpower-status, includes a lack of important allies, relatively small and failing economy and, again, a relatively small, and shrinking, population. He also claims that if Russia wants to return to playing a strong international role, it will need to go through a round of profound internal reform; "Without the necessary economic transparency that an economy needs today to flourish, Russia will remain in trouble. The government might be rescued for a while by a rise in the oil price, but that is no substitute for long-term development."

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[meProudToBeCaucasian]

@xDead27Eyex the gdp ppp was always higher in russia, which states the economy by russian prices,

the world bank even stated that for 2010 russia had a gdp ppp of 2,8 trillion comparable to germanys 3 trillion

[Mega7thsun]

Russia was a superpower through out all its history you idiots.... beginning from the Empire age, then Soviet union, it has declined significantly due to the fall of union, after which Russia had to pay off most of the debt single handedly for the former republics. Russian economy grew from 100 billion dollars in late 1999 to 1.8 trillion in just 10 years. Russia grew third largest currency and gold reserves. This video says "Potential Superpower" no doubt russia is a good candidate.

[xDead27Eyex]

@oxforduniversity When Russia an economy is comparable to the soviet union economy than it can be given the status of a superpower. But Russia still needs 3.5 Trillion dollars to catch up to China none the less the US. California lone has a larger economy than Russia.

[bumpy0027]

@lolcatish And i wish there is no white super power. Most criminal barbaric hypocritic race in world. China and India are better, India has never invaded any country in last 5000 years and Chinese track record is also 10 times better than white people.

[rsetty33]

@lolcatish its not the color that matters buddy its the friendliness, the culture. comments from bangalore

[kakmolnia]

@oxforduniversity if they were a superpower they would not let the usa wipe out lybia....but they are weak and did let it happen...phukin panzies ...that pisses me off

[lolcatish]

I would rather have russia as a superpower then China or India, at least they are white

[Zukhov1945]

Potential superpower? Go fuck yourself please.

[oxforduniversity]

Russia is a world stage superpower again, not potential superpower. Read my video I have plenty of verified links stating the information.