Holmes : Romans saw an ever-increasing swath of the Mediterranean Sea as `` mare nostrum , '' or `` our sea . '' Mild reaction correct over Moscow 's the Indian Ocean plan . Russia clearly wants to announce , yet again , its return to history , James Holmes says . Russia doubtless feels beleaguered , he says .
Holmes : Mild reaction correct over Moscow 's the Indian Ocean plan . Russia clearly wants to announce , yet again , its return to history , James Holmes says . Russia doubtless feels beleaguered , he says .