It is certainly true that smaller economies can have distinct advantages over larger ones if they control certain commodities or manufactures, or financial services. We will explore this point more in future iterations of ‘Kratos’. But the idea that Russia has greater industrial capacity than the United Kingdom, as you suggest, is not cl…
It is certainly true that smaller economies can have distinct advantages over larger ones if they control certain commodities or manufactures, or financial services. We will explore this point more in future iterations of ‘Kratos’. But the idea that Russia has greater industrial capacity than the United Kingdom, as you suggest, is not clear at all. According to IMF data, Britain’s industrial output is larger than Russia’s, despite the fact that as a sector industry matters less to the United Kingdom’s economic composition. British manufactures will be qualitatively superior, as well.
I find many of your other assertions rather problematic. For example, I do not see how Russia ‘retains an individually greater power projection ability than anyone bar the US and China’ when it has failed to defeat a country significantly weaker and smaller than itself which is right next door. Russia lacks aircraft carriers (unlike Britain), has withdrawn from Tartus (its only overseas naval base), has witnessed the decimation of the Black Sea fleet, and continues to burn through much of its pre-2022 armaments. The invasion has come at great cost to Russia, a cost which will have a damaging and distorting impact on the Russian economy for many years to come.
It is certainly true that smaller economies can have distinct advantages over larger ones if they control certain commodities or manufactures, or financial services. We will explore this point more in future iterations of ‘Kratos’. But the idea that Russia has greater industrial capacity than the United Kingdom, as you suggest, is not clear at all. According to IMF data, Britain’s industrial output is larger than Russia’s, despite the fact that as a sector industry matters less to the United Kingdom’s economic composition. British manufactures will be qualitatively superior, as well.
I find many of your other assertions rather problematic. For example, I do not see how Russia ‘retains an individually greater power projection ability than anyone bar the US and China’ when it has failed to defeat a country significantly weaker and smaller than itself which is right next door. Russia lacks aircraft carriers (unlike Britain), has withdrawn from Tartus (its only overseas naval base), has witnessed the decimation of the Black Sea fleet, and continues to burn through much of its pre-2022 armaments. The invasion has come at great cost to Russia, a cost which will have a damaging and distorting impact on the Russian economy for many years to come.