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Thanks to the end of the Cold War, the focus on counter-terrorism in the Middle East, and an emphasis on concerns over China, "we simply do not have deep knowledge of Russia," writes Robbin Laird.
With no appetite for military confrontation, the U.S. and its allies are relying on sweeping economic sanctions to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to pull out of Ukraine.
Record foreign currency reserves, low debt and digital currencies has given Russia room to maneuver despite sanctions. But will China lend a hand?
Russia isn’t just using boots on the ground. Some of their warriors are sitting at a desk, and they do their fighting from behind keyboards.
The effectiveness of those measures are anything but certain, relying on a host of factors that includes how much China is willing to come to Moscow’s aid.