Is China a peer adversary?

In contrast, China is a peer competitor that wants to shape an international order that it can aspire to dominate. Both countries seek to alter the status quo, but only Russia has attacked neighboring states, annexed conquered territory, and supported insurgent forces seeking to detach yet more territory.

Why is Russia considered a great power?

Aftermath of the Cold War China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States are often referred to as great powers by academics due to “their political and economic dominance of the global arena”. These five nations are the only states to have permanent seats with veto power on the UN Security Council.

What is a near peer threat military?

In DOD terms we may very well be the “near-peer competitor;” smaller, technologically weaker, with older and less capable systems than those against whom we are called to go to war. In strategic terms, such a future scenario is plausible, possible, and, increasingly probable.

Is America and India friends?

According to Gallup’s annual World Affairs survey, India is perceived by Americans as their sixth favorite nation in the world, with 71\% of Americans viewing India favorably in 2015. Gallup polls found that 74\% of Americans viewed India favorably in 2017, 72\% in 2019, and 75\% in 2020.

Is Russia’s newer assertiveness a threat?

Russia’s newfound assertiveness is not to be confused with a desire to launch a military attack westwards. Indeed, the immediate Russian threat may come from its information warfare and cyber campaigns directed against the West. That’s a battle that has already been joined. And it is one the West is equally ill-prepared for.

Is Russia a peer to the United States in nuclear weapons?

In terms of its strategic nuclear arsenal, Russia is not only a peer to the United States, but actually ahead in modernisation and investment in non-strategic nuclear weapons.

How strong will Russia’s conventional capabilities be?

At root, though, Dmitry Gorenburg believes that “Russia’s conventional capabilities will be nowhere near as strong as those of the US military or Nato forces as a whole”. Nato and Trump: What future for Atlantic alliance? Above all it is readiness, proximity, and the ability to mass fire-power quickly that gives Russia an immediate local advantage.

What is Russia’s strategic interest in Ukraine?

Ukraine may be the immediate strategic concern of the Russian general staff. But as Keir Giles notes, “Russia is developing its military infrastructure all the way along its western periphery – not just opposite Ukraine, but also Belarus, the Baltic states and even Finland.