The Russian Bear (Photo from Flickr)From Forbes Magazine:
One of the most serious challenges facing Barack Obama will be finding a way to keep an aggressive Russia under control.
Internal developments in Russia are extremely worrying. The Russian economy is beginning to unravel under the impact of collapsing oil prices, and changes to the Russian Constitution are planned that will probably return Vladimir Putin to office and make him president for life. At the same time, Russia is threatening to target American anti-missile installations in Eastern Europe with short-range missiles and, more important, to interfere with them electronically, which is unquestionably the action of a hostile power.
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