• Dec 24, 2025 Authority Ascendancy And Supremacy China Russia And The United States Pursuit Of Relevancy And Power Routledge Advances In International Relations And Global Politics hrough military means The annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine are stark reminders of Russias willingness to use force to achieve its objectives Data on military spending compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Ins BY Kayleigh Bechtelar-Murazik