2 maps that explain the US' economic advantage over Russia

Power is a relative concept. To say one nation is powerful means nothing. Power derives meaning only when assessed in comparison. Two nations whose powers we constantly reevaluate are Russia and the United States. Much of our analysis is driven by how weak we believe the Russian Federation is. There are different ways to evaluate this. Comparing US and Russian regional economies is particularly striking. First, we see how much larger the US economy is than Russia’s. Russia is the largest count...