REUTERS/Grigory DukorRussia has a population smaller than Nigeria, and a GDP smaller than Italy, but an outsized military presence that looms over NATO’s Baltic members, and the alliance at large.
Ongoing military campaigns in Syria, Ukraine and Crimea, as well as past infractions in Moldova and Georgia underscore just how willing Russia is to use conventional forces, as well as softer means of undermining neighboring states.
Russia has been increasingly flaunting their military might and daring with a series of provocative moves towards US and NATO ships and planes, and a RAND Corp study, as well as testimonies from several prominent US …read more
Source: Business Insider
