Let's talk about America and Russia.

Both the United States and Russia are permanent members of the Security Council, one of the best military powers and nuclear-armed countries. Both are countries spanning two continents. The former ranks fourth in the world in terms of land area, while the latter ranks first in the world with a population of over 100 million. So for these two countries, who has a better geographical position and is more helpful to their own development?

There is no doubt that the geographical environment of the United States is obviously better than that of Russia.

The United States is located in North America, a new continent after the great geographical discovery. The United States itself is an immigrant country with a population from all over the world. After 1776 declared its independence, the United States began to expand its territory by means of purchase, war and armed subversion, and finally formed its present territory. The geographical position of the United States is very superior, with two oceans, Alaska in the north and the Arctic Ocean in the north. This is actually a relatively safe and closed continent, and the only neighbors of the United States are Canada and Mexico. Although they have historical conflicts, they are all allies of the United States. Historically, the center of international politics before World War II was on the European continent, which the United States has long pursued? Isolationism? China's foreign policy prevented it from getting involved in European political disputes, and the marginal United States gained a relatively peaceful and stable development environment.

In contrast, Russia's geographical environment is not very good. Russia itself is a very backward landlocked country. It lacks a stable seaport. Under this circumstance, Russia, under the leadership of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, embarked on the road of external expansion, with the aim of gaining access to the sea and developing foreign trade at sea. In this process, it is bound to confront Sweden, Turkey and other powerful countries that are also involved in European political disputes. Russia has never been far away from various wars in Europe, which has also brought great obstacles to the country's development. Finally, through the efforts of several generations of czars, Russia has the largest territory in the world. Although Russia has gained access to the Arctic Ocean, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Pacific Ocean. However, these seaports in Russia are relatively closed, so Russia itself is still subject to people. The containment policy adopted by the United States against the former Soviet Union and Russia is to maintain a military presence near its surrounding ports and limit their strategic radiation capabilities.

After all, Russia is still a land power and the United States is a sea power country. In today's global strategy, whoever can control the sea will really dominate the world. After all, whether it is trade or military, land and sea are still the most convenient and cost-effective way to carry out transportation and strategic delivery. Compared with Russia, the United States has natural advantages in geographical environment. Russia, which conquered its vast territory by force, has invested a lot in safeguarding its sovereignty and security, but the problems it faces may not be reduced. At the very least, the United States does not have to worry about security issues around itself.