Despite the economic challenges across the world, the most powerful countries have not relented for once in their effort to keep strengthening their influence in trade, technology, military, diplomacy ...

Russia is the world's second most powerful country, according to US News and World Report, while Germany has risen to fourth. US News and World Report ranks nations for a yearly "Best Countries ...

1 in Strong military The scale of Russia is difficult to imagine. It is the world’s largest country by land mass – nearly twice as big as Canada, the world’s second-largest nation – and ...