When Americans think of the world, they see such major allies as England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the European Union and several key Third World countries.
But when Americans think of Russia they see few allies.
This perception was reinforced by the Russian defeat in the Cold War in 1991 which led to the loss of Eastern and Central Europe and disintegration of the Soviet Union into 15 republics. The number of Communist states has declined from 15 to only three or four. Russia has a modest navy and only one port (Latakia in Syria) in the Middle East. President Obama has …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
