Moscow plays on fears of China in global quest for naval bases

Moscow plays on fears of China in global quest for naval bases

Special to WorldTribune.com By Brian M. Downing, FreePressers.com Russia recently announced its intention to obtain naval facilities in various parts of the world, including Vietnam, the Seychelles, and Cuba. Acquiring naval bases has historically been a means of signaling rising power. Theodore Roosevelt knew this when he sent the Great White Fleet on a global […]