A new report argues that Russia isn't much of a threat:
Even after a decade long boom in commodity prices, Russia is still only 2.5% of global GDP using the Angus Maddison data or 3% using the IMF data. As the population is at best flat and GDP per capita is no longer rising at much faster than the global average, Russia will likely struggle to increase much from this level. And without a larger share of GDP, Russia is unlikely to present an imperialist threat.
The Dish 
