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But there is a UN? and thousands of other micro-democracies possibly allied whose best interest might be to fend off Russia?What would even be Putin's strategic reasoning in directly taking on the west?
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1. Alaskan oil?

2. Then you have the coordination problem. Thousands of little states with thousands of militaries.

3. Free rider problem. If there are 10,000 cities, each state will try and minimize its military spending and let others do the fighting.

Honestly, if you seriously think 1000s if little states could take on Russia, you're proving just how out of your depth you are.