After NATO expands, the new European order will rest not on Russian consent, but on Russian weakness.

"He sees the only way of maintaining Russian interests is to have strong international checks and balances at a time of Russian weakness."

It is a cliche but a true one: the greatest dangers for the West today come not from Russian strength but from Russian weakness.

Despite the disappointment, the Commonwealth was able to take advantage of the Russian weakness and through the territorial advances accomplished to reverse the eastern losses suffered in the earlier decades.

How Ms. Albright manages Russian weakness and Chinese ambition will help define Bill Clinton's Presidency.

The Americans see their central task as managing Russian weakness and hurt pride.

Two simple facts define the geopolitical landscape today - Russian weakness and Chinese strength.

Lack of trust was a Russian weakness, and Collier wasn't about to let on that their intelligence was superb.

Wartime agreements among the Allies reflected the Triple Entente's imperialist aims and the Russian Empire's relative weakness outside Eastern Europe.