Yes, Russia Is Our Top Geopolitical Foe: Why Mitt Romney Is Right About Moscow. -- John Arquilla, Foreign PolicyThe boldest gambit of the presidential contest thus far has to be Mitt Romney's assertion that Russia is America's "No. 1 geopolitical foe." The GOP candidate first blurted this out months ago, and he has been pilloried by the Dems for Cold War-era "old think" ever since. Some believe this view may even undermine the traditional perception voters have of Republicans being more adept than Democrats at national security affairs.
For all the flak he's taken, Romney reaffirmed his views about Russia last week. He no longer assigns Moscow a number -- much less No. 1 -- but Mitt has made it clear that, in his view, "everything we try to do globally they try and oppose." In particular, he cites the Russians' obstructive behavior when it comes to alleviating the conflict in Syria and the proliferation crisis with Iran.
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My Comment: I disagree with this analysis. Instead .... I would classify Russia as a "wannabe geopolitical foe", trying to grasp and relive the "glory days" of the former Soviet Union. Fortunately ... for the world and for Russia .... Russia does not have the demographics and resources to be the geopolitical heavyweight that it once was. But .... and it is true .... they do have the power to make some regional situations worse (i.e. Iran, Syria, etc.).