''Russia Can Pivot to the Pacific, Too''

From Stratrisks

''In the United States’ policymaking circles, “pivoting” to Asia is all the rage. That is nothing special; virtually every nation does so, including Russia. In fact, if Peter the Great, who ruled from 1682 to 1725 and was one of Russia’s greatest modernizers, were alive today, he would almost certainly leave behind the old Russian capital, Moscow, to establish himself somewhere else.

He would not repeat the choice he made 300 years ago, when he opted to head north to the Baltic shore and set up the splendid city of St. Petersburg. Rather, Peter would take a big leap eastward, towards the Pacific coast.

This is, after all, where much of the action is. The Pacific has turned into the epicenter of the global economy. This is where most of the great powers of the 21st century converge, led by the two superpowers, the US and China.''

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