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		<title>Sublime Oblivion Forums &#187; Forum: Collapse &amp; Apocalypse - Recent Topics</title>
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				<title>solar sun on "Russia more likely than the US to collapse"</title>
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				<description><p>Russia is far more likely to collapse more than the US due to several factors in fact it is most likely a probability. </p>
<p>Form of government and it&#39;s inherent problems bureaucracy, corruption, etc.</p>
<p>Skilled labour shortage in key sectors.</p>
<p>Dilapidated 70&#39;s Soviet era infrastructure </p>
<p>Demographic shift as I referenced before The Finnish Department of Defence report on Russia back in February called “Islam – From Russia of Challenges”. </p>
<p><blockquote>Another striking statistic is related to the growth of Russia’s Muslim population. Russia is about to face big demographic challenges. Russia’s population is diminishing by approximately 400 000 persons per year; yet, the population in 15 Russian regions increased in 2005. Each of them, such as Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetya in the North Caucasus has sizeable Muslim populations. The life expectancy among Muslim males is far greater than that of ethnic Russians.33 Paul Goble, an expert of Islam and the Muslim population in Russia, estimates that the majority of Russian military recruits will be Muslims in 2015. In 2020 twenty per cent of the citizens will be Muslims, provided that the current demographic trends continue. If no changes occur, within three decades the majority of the citizens of the Russian Federation will be Muslims.</blockquote></p>
<p>As well as Chinese immigration into Siberia. </p>
<p>Fully supported by western policy makers. </p>
<p>In fact I think this has been part of western political strategy since the collapse of the USSR. AEI brags about this projection of Russia&#39;s future.</p>
<p>Geographical location bordering the Caucasus, China and Central Asia which a serious potential of China and or one of the Central Asian Republics destabilising into civil warfare causing a mass influx of refugees into Russia. </p>
<p>Size of the country and sparse border </p>
<p>Organised crime and terrorism </p>
<p>Economic sabotage holding back loans, sanctions on Russian companies, freezing of foreign banks, etc. </p>
<p>I can&#39;t say Russia&#39;s future is looking to promising if it follows it&#39;s current course. </p>
<p>It can turn it around where Russia changes it&#39;s strategy and perspectives forming new alliances and economic ties and strengthen historic alliances in key strategic locations.</p>
<p>I&#39;ll comment later on what I would do if I were the President of Russia.
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