And unless you have the ability to enforce your will via power projection, then buying up other nation's farmland is only a «solution» until they need it themselves. (businessinsider.com)
Just to put costs in context: China's huge $ 1.8 trillion in foreign reserves would cover the costs of global power projection for about two years. (businessinsider.com)
Putin's ability to foment pro-government nationalism has been strengthened by increased international recognition of the Russian military's global power projection capacity. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)