Below we look at some criteria that may provide ground for this statement.
Let’s consider what constitutes a superpower status. One can often hear in discussions or see in the media a well-known cliche that “Russia is a superpower”, and “realists” argue that Russia should not be provoked or humiliated.
The Russian full-scale invasion in Ukraine made this debate more relevant as countries weigh their options on which side to take in the war and the limits of their support. The exchange between the US and Russia was interesting but it led to a few important changes in Russia’s position in the world (e.g., Russia was expelled from G8 after it annexed Crimea in 2014). That assessment did not go well in Russia because many Russians believed and still believe that their country was ‘great’ and ‘exceptional’. We also suggest a few practical steps to deal with Russia.īarack Obama once described Russia as a regional power. We therefore suggest to write off this mythical superpower status and see Russia as it is – a rather weak but very aggressive state. But why is it considered as such? In this article we review several criteria that could be used to define a superpower and show that Russia fails on many of these. One may often hear in a political debate that Russia is a superpower.
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