| 单词 | sphere of influence |
| 例句 | Roman women supported the efforts of their husbands, but their sphere of influence was small. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Maybe those two spheres of influence were more connected than Hazel had realized. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z What there is in this world, I think, is a tendency for human errors to level themselves like water throughout their sphere of influence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Sorry. I’m fine, I’m fine. As I was saying, I have many spheres of influence. Then, of course, I have the whole “sun god” gig, which I inherited from Helios. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She seized the opportunity to show off her wealth and gain a wider sphere of influence in the eastern provinces. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Then, from all corners of Hrothgar’s sphere of influence and from towns beyond—the vassals’ vassals—an army began to form. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Apart from the former Soviet republics of Kyrgyzstan and Georgia, I didn’t touch the Russian sphere of influence. Three Things I've Learned About Frugal Travel (And the Things I Didn't Do) 2010-05-26T03:01:00Z “Understand your sphere of influence, where your interest is and where the levers of power are. . . . Look up the important decisions being made on the policy level in your own community,” she says. Parents can’t fix climate change with life hacks — but here are ways to make a real impact 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z When very young, my musical sphere of influence was extremely varied and in many ways, made up of my father's rather predictable hangings-on to the 70s punk explosion. Is guitar music on the way out? 2012-06-29T11:40:00Z Both of these fine books show that China intends to evict the United States from Asia in order to restore its dominance over what it considers its historic spheres of influence. America’s Collision Course With China 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z But she added that immigration issues “are outside our sphere of influence.” Aaron Douglas Paintings Go to the Met and the National Gallery 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z "Surviving Jeffrey Epstein," Lifetime's new four-hour documentary, demonstrates how this was an open secret in his social circle, a sphere of influence that expanded to include some of the world's wealthiest and most recognizable people. It's time for Ghislaine Maxwell's reckoning in the "Surviving Jeffrey Epstein" docuseries 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z But those most familiar with him knew his potential sphere of influence was divided into two camps: “Friends and future friends.” Perspective | Johnny Isakson was a truly likable politician. That’s rare. 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z In the era of Drake and Kanye West, he exists on a separate plane of rap celebrity — rarely photographed, without a personal online presence — removed in sound and style from hip-hop’s current sphere of influence. Eminem Collaborates on the Album for the Film ‘Southpaw’ 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Now it’s all gender-neutral, and the parents each get spheres of influence. Joint Custody, From a Distance 2012-11-23T21:27:45Z Each kept well away from the other’s staff and sphere of influence. April Bloomfield Breaks Her Silence About Harassment at Her Restaurants 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z In a time of counterculture, when standard Hollywood output was found wanting, Fonda turned away from his father’s sphere of influence by going to Roger Corman’s independent setup for this hit biker picture. Peter Fonda obituary 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Her sphere of influence as director includes the possibility of suggesting people to serve as nominators or selectors, overseeing the preparation of nominees' dossiers and running the meetings at which the selections are made. ArtsBeat: California Academic Named Director of MacArthur Fellowship Program 2012-06-21T16:35:08Z We learn about the specious difference between news, which men deliver, and gossip, which is supposedly the province of women, and we learn that Polk charmingly manipulated what Greenberg calls “gendered spheres of influence.” The First Lady Who Begat Phyllis Schlafly, Nancy Reagan and Ivanka Trump? 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z That was short-lived, however: In late 1944, Winston Churchill ordered British troops to suppress the Communists and keep Greece within the Western sphere of influence. With a Sound Forged in War, Iannis Xenakis Embraced Chaos 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The Gorn were all ticked off at the Federation for having outposts too far into their sphere of influence. Star Trek Beyond: 13 reasons to get excited about the new trailer 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z The trick is to tell the story without allowing the man’s ever-expanding sphere of influence to spill out like a gelatinous narrative blob. 'Narcos' Episode 1 Recap: Meet Pablo Escobar 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z So much for his bedrock principle of letting superpowers do as they pleased within their “spheres of influence.” Books of The Times: ?George F. Kennan? by John Lewis Gaddis - Review 2011-11-23T00:16:55Z She determined that what the boy needed most was more time with his father, outside of his mother’s sphere of influence. For New York families in custody fights, a “black hole” of oversight 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z By war’s end, though, he realized that the British and French were going to double-cross the Arabs to maintain their spheres of influence in the Middle East. The early years of the real Lawrence of Arabia 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Yes, there were covert operations and military interventions to topple unfriendly regimes and ward off communist takeovers, but no challenges to the immediate Soviet sphere of influence. America’s forgotten war 2012-11-23T15:00:00Z The line between scholarly and practical spheres of influence is becoming blurred. When Classical Musicians Go Digital 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z What the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine both have at their core is the concept that there is just one world, a single sphere of influence. Weird suburbia: How atomic bombs and UFOs created modern America 2014-03-16T18:00:00Z Instead of giving architects more control, putting more and better design tools at their disposal, technology has in fact dramatically reduced their sphere of influence. The future is in the past: Architecture trends in 2014 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z By 2030, the world will be more complicated, divided between a broad American sphere of influence in Europe, the Middle East and south Asia, and a Chinese sphere in east Asia and Africa. 20 predictions for the next 25 years 2011-01-02T00:05:22Z She brings this incredible insight into iconic people and really humanizes them and brings an audience into their sphere of influence with an effortless intellect and emotional thread. Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto give voice to the prickly friendship of authors "Truman & Tennessee" 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z The fitness guru’s sphere of influence has typically been centered on the body, with some wiggle room for related self-help psychobabble and musical appreciation. This Is Your Brain on Peloton 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Kelly's sphere of influence is minuscule in comparison, and though he was once reportedly well-connected in the music community and, according to the docuseries about him, within local police departments. "After Neverland," R. Kelly's CBS meltdown, and the insidious patterns we refuse to see 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z And your director colleague should be urging everyone in his sphere of influence to ensure their hiring practices are unbiased. Work Advice: This business owner gives more holidays to employees who share his faith. 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The last sphere of influence is the ex-wife. A stepmom-to-be considers her tightrope-walking skills 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Thus, Taliban leaders claimed that all vaccination programs were fronts for Western spying, banning them in their spheres of influence. Review: ‘Every Last Child,’ a Front-Line View of the Polio Crisis in Pakistan 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z “To reach out to their networks, be successful in attracting participation in their spheres of influence and help us raise money.” Sofia Vergara, Eva Longoria and chef José Andrés named to Latino museum board 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z The rival church denounced that move as "absurd and ridiculous" and accused its rival of backing the "Russian world" notion of a Russian sphere of influence beyond its borders. Moldova president says church must work for European integration 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The Maldives has long been under India's sphere of influence and Mr Muizzu's demand is likely to trigger diplomatic tensions between Malé and Delhi. Mohamed Muizzu: The Maldives' new president wants India out 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z And as 1,500 French troops and that country’s ambassador were being withdrawn, Niger’s new military leaders promptly contacted Wagner for support, expanding Russia’s sphere of influence in the French imperium it was fast supplanting. Moscow's man in Africa: Yevgeny Prigozhin and the collapse of the French empire 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, it's hard to imagine that the U.S. public would tolerate assertions that African or Asian nations should relinquish their autonomy and obediently return to the “sphere of influence” of their erstwhile colonizers. "Putin's Western fan club" wants to force Eastern Europe into a Russian bearhug 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z The Maldives have long been under India's sphere of influence. Maldives election: Pro-China candidate Muizzu wins presidency 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z The Maldives has long been under India's sphere of influence. Maldives: The presidential poll with India and China on the ballot 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The Soviet Union was made up of 15 countries but counted several more satellite states, including Hungary and Czechoslovakia, within its sphere of influence. Soviet invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia were wrong, Putin says 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z As part of his vision of France as an independent global power, he began working to create a postcolonial sphere of influence by subsuming the new nations into an exclusive French zone called Françafrique. Moscow's man in Africa: Yevgeny Prigozhin and the collapse of the French empire 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z "It speaks volumes about the reasons why still many people in the West see Ukraine and other independent states as the sphere of influence of Russia." How Russian colonialism took the Western anti-imperialist Left for a ride 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z A gas is unitary when each of its particles’ sphere of influence becomes infinite, meaning that they would influence each other no matter how far apart they are. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z China has been building ties in the Pacific in recent years to the consternation of the United States and allies Australia and New Zealand, who have long seen the region as their sphere of influence. Chinese military-run hospital ship arrives in Kiribati 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z China has been building ties in the Pacific in recent years to the consternation of the United States and allies Australia and New Zealand, that have long seen the region as their sphere of influence. Chinese hospital ship to visit Pacific to boost 'responsible' image 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z U.S. leaders gave Modi a hearty welcome, as Washington seeks to nudge India further into the American sphere of influence. Economists Warn a ‘Summer of Fun’ Could Lead to Autumn Pain 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z While neither country wants an accidental military clash, China believes the U.S. military is operating in its sphere of influence, including in the South China Sea and around Taiwan. China's snub of U.S. military leader highlights escalation risk 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z At the Congress, the representatives of the European states, joined by the United States and the Ottoman Empire, divided up Africa into spheres of influence and conquest. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Stalin, however, rejected it and forbade Eastern Europe’s communist-governed states within the Soviet sphere of influence to accept it. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Romans then saw their power and sphere of influence shift as well. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “China is attempting to sow doubts about U.S. leadership, undermine democracy, and extend Beijing’s influence, particularly in East Asia and the western Pacific, which Beijing views as its sphere of influence,” the threat assessment states. China steps up operations to manipulate U.S. opinion, intelligence officials say 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z U.S. engagement in the conflict challenged Russia’s influence in the area it regards as part of its historic sphere of influence at the time when Moscow is busy with the fighting in Ukraine. 1 soldier killed, several others wounded in clashes between Armenia, Azerbaijan 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Even though Napoleon III was not a Bourbon, this was a direct attack on France’s sphere of influence. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z During the war, Britain and France had each begun to outline spheres of influence for themselves in the defunct Ottoman Empire. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z While there was no formal geographic division of leadership, each emperor or tetrarch had his own sphere of influence. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z U.S. engagement in the conflict could be seen as a challenge to Russia’s influence in an area it regards as being within its sphere of influence. US: ‘tangible progress’ in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z “That was meaningful because they’re developing the sense that they’re able to make choices and do things that are within their own sphere of influence—which can be limited the younger you are.” Cool Transportation Hacks Cities Are Using to Fight Climate Change 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Ukraine began trading electricity with European countries in June, in a bid to move away from Russia’s sphere of influence. Ukraine resumes electricity exports despite Russian attacks 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z These nations also claimed spheres of influence in China, as did the United States. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Your willingness not to call her could be the one thing that allows her to reason and mature her way back into your sphere of influence. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Parents unsure how hard to chase contact with college kid 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The developments have alarmed Washington, and President Biden’s administration is worried that Africa is slipping further into Beijing’s sphere of influence. China’s global influence looms over Harris trip to Africa 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The developments have alarmed Washington, and President Joe Biden’s administration is worried that Africa is slipping further into Beijing’s sphere of influence. China’s global influence looms over Harris trip to Africa 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Putin, this narrative continues, hated the "color revolutions" because they created turmoil in regions he deemed Russia's sphere of influence or in which, as former president Dmitry Medvedev put it, the country has "privileged interests." The war of surprises in Ukraine: Could there be one surprise too many? 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The development expands China’s sphere of influence in the Western Hemisphere and shrinks international support for Taiwan. Honduras establishes ties with China after Taiwan break 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z U.S. officials have detected signs of new Wagner links in Eritrea, suggesting a desire for a coast-to-coast sphere of influence from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. A ‘New Cold War’ Looms in Africa as U.S. Pushes Against Russian Gains 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Careerists and others who are successful in those spheres of influence know what the rules are and adhere to them closely lest they be punished or perhaps even exiled. Don't call it a culture war 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Later, hundreds of people gathered in the nearby Independence Square, a symbol of Ukraine's attempts to prise itself from Russia's sphere of influence and move closer to the European Union. Zelenskiy leads tributes to revered Ukrainian fighter killed in Bakhmut 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z In it, he draws parallels between Jack Nicholson’s character and the devil: “a tempter who draws people into his sphere of influence.” Catholic leaders turn to YouTube and podcasts to reach new followers. Will it work? 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z None of the five Central Asian nations, traditionally viewed as part of the Kremlin’s sphere of influence, have publicly backed the Russian invasion. Blinken wraps up Central Asia tour before G20 talks in India 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The visit to Central Asia is a strike against Moscow in the heart of what it considers its sphere of influence. Blinken Finds Receptive Leaders in Central Asia, Where Russia Seeks Aid 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z He was the first Biden administration cabinet official to visit Central Asia, a region of former Soviet republics that Moscow considers within its sphere of influence. Ukraine Reinforces Embattled Bakhmut, but Mission Is Unclear 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Blinken is the first Biden administration cabinet official to visit Central Asia, a region of former Soviet republics that Moscow considers within its sphere of influence. U.S. Braces for G20 Clash Over Ukraine War 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Closer ties to Belarus could also boost China’s position as a powerful country in the eyes of those that have been historically in Russia’s sphere of influence. China, saying it can mediate on Ukraine, hosts Putin’s ally Lukashenko 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z They include nations that formerly belonged to the Soviet sphere of influence and feel threatened by an aggressive Russia. Russia's war on Ukraine grinds into second year as Putin gambles on the long game 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Her career has been remarkably broad, including a large portfolio at N.Y.U., where she seems to oversee a vast sphere of influence, with an array of leadership titles and roles. N.Y.U. Chooses Linda Mills as Its Next President 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Rescue efforts in Syria have been hampered by the war, which divided up the country into spheres of influence and left Idlib province and surrounding areas with only the international community to care for it. Nowhere to run: Quake displaces Syrians in rebel enclave, again 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Washington must commit more diplomatic and security resources to the Indo-Pacific to push back against China as Beijing seeks to create a regional sphere of influence and become the world's most influential power, U.S. Pakistan, IMF agree to hold more talks, delaying bailout 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z T-72 battle tank: a Soviet-era battle tank that is still in use by armies in Eastern Europe that were in the Soviet sphere of influence and other countries around the world. Factbox: Ukraine's military supplies: What ground vehicles are Kyiv's allies sending? 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z To expand his sphere of influence, experts say, he has privately supported the political candidacies of several friends and the appointment of others to critical government posts. ‘A Wild Card’: Son of Uganda’s President Jostles to Succeed His Father 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z "Germany does not pursue a friendly policy towards Poland, they want to build their sphere of influence here and treat Poland as a vassal state." Poland says Germany refused talks on World War Two reparations 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Stalin used wartime conferences to demand a Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, eventually drawing Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and East Germany behind the “Iron Curtain.” Fallen colossus: USSR’s terror, triumphs began 100 years ago 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z In 2012 and 2019, NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft respectively broke through the heliopause, the boundary at which our sun’s sphere of influence gives way to the interstellar medium. NASA’s Pluto Spacecraft Begins New Mission at the Solar System’s Edge 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z U.S. ally Australia has for decades seen the region as largely its sphere of influence. Australia's Wong to visit Pacific in bipartisan effort to boost ties 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z In 1907 the powers agreed to divide Iran into two spheres of influence, trampling over the Iranians’ democratic aspirations. Review | How an American teacher became a symbol of Iran’s democratic dreams 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Further threatening the global balance, the Pentagon says, are the relationships China is pursuing outside its direct geographic sphere of influence to expand a more conventional military footprint. Pentagon warns of China’s plans for dominance in Taiwan and beyond 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Wine is hugely important in Moldova, both socially and economically and Mr Tofan believes the Russian bans were a direct result of Moldova's attempts to pivot away from Russia's sphere of influence towards Europe. Ukraine war: Moldova braces for blackouts 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z But as Russia struggles in its nine-month-old war in Ukraine, it risks losing influence in parts of the former Soviet Union that it has long seen as its sphere of influence. In front of Putin, Armenian leader laments lack of help from Russian-led alliance 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Apparently referring to Ukraine, Francis condemned a situation where "a few potentates are caught up in a resolute struggle for partisan interests, reviving obsolete rhetoric, redesigning spheres of influence and opposing blocs". Pope, in Bahrain, condemns rearmament pushing world to 'precipice' 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z “Beijing has ambitions to create an enhanced sphere of influence in the Indo-Pacific and to become the world’s leading power,” the strategy blueprint reads in part. Meeting defense team, Biden says U.S. seeks competition, not conflict, with China 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The new American sanctions are aimed at punishing Moldovans allied with Moscow who have worked to keep the country in Russia’s sphere of influence. New U.S. sanctions target Russian efforts to manipulate the politics in Moldova, a neighbor of Ukraine. 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z There, as elsewhere, there's a scramble to source more uranium from outside the Russian sphere of influence. Europe faces tough decisions over nuclear power 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Last week, one of Britain’s most senior spy chiefs made a rare public speech, warning about China’s bid to extend its sphere of influence using science and technology. U.K. military warns ex-pilots not to train Chinese air force 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Whatever we may think of this logic it informed the United States acting against Cuba in the 1960s and Grenada in the 1980s, who were within its perceived sphere of influence. Oil, Russia and reckoning: OPEC's price hike as a history lesson 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z “Beijing has ambitions to create an enhanced sphere of influence in the Indo-Pacific and to become the world’s leading power,” the NSS reads in part. ‘Decisive decade’: Biden lays out China challenge, Russia threat in major U.S. strategy document 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Or is he determined to push on until the whole of Ukraine is back in the Kremlin's sphere of influence? What is Vladimir Putin thinking and planning? 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z He said China aims to bring countries into its sphere of influence by encouraging them to buy Chinese tech and incur what he called “hidden costs.” Russian military ‘exhausted,’ Putin’s judgment ‘flawed,’ U.K. spy chief says 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z In the absence of government services, such as health care and electricity, the country has been carved into spheres of influence, with residents turning to local politicians to meet their most basic needs. In Lebanon’s ‘forgotten north,’ despair drives people to the sea 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z When Putin became Russian president in 2000, he hoped to be able to build a positive relationship with the West - on his own terms, including a sphere of influence across the former Soviet Union. Vladimir Putin at 70: Seven pivotal moments that made him 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The agreement raised concern for the United States and Australia, who have for decades seen the Pacific region as largely their sphere of influence. Solomon Islands leader to travel to Australia on fence-mending visit 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z “We do not subscribe to the old Cold War ‘spheres of influence.’ The AP Interview: Marcos wants to ‘reintroduce’ Philippines 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z China’s economic inroads into Central Asia have fueled unease in Russia, which sees the region as its sphere of influence. China, Russia, Central Asia leaders hold security summit 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The initiative and China’s economic inroads into Central Asia have fueled unease in Russia, which sees the region as its sphere of influence. China’s Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z In Central Asia, China has worked to expand its footprint in former Soviet republics that Russia views as within its sphere of influence. China’s Leader Emerges from Covid Bubble for First Foreign Trip Since 2020 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Roused by Obama’s victory, the Big Guy sits down at his desk and begins drawing a vast diagram of spheres of influence. Review | A.M. Homes traces the frightening (and hilarious) roots of GOP decay 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z More recently, he has inserted himself into school board races as he seeks to expand his sphere of influence and animate conservatives while running for reelection and considering a 2024 presidential bid. DeSantis puts his imprint on school board races in Florida 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z “Moonshot’s approach to core community identification could highlight users moving towards this sphere of influence, prompting an interstitial message from Twitter,” the report says. Twitter had a new plan to fight extremism — then Elon arrived 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The Australian government, which sees the Pacific islands as within its sphere of influence, verified the authenticity of the documents. Solomon Islands Suspends Visits by Foreign Military Ships, Raising Concerns in U.S. 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Gorbachev died in Moscow midst a Russian invasion of Ukraine, an operation which some say is President Putin's attempt to rebuild the old Soviet sphere of influence. In pictures: The life of ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Stars in the vicinity of the Sun are spaced in such a way that the Sun’s sphere of influence extends a little beyond 50,000 AU, or about 1 light-year. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Therefore, when Hay derided the spheres of influence model, wherein each country had its own room to maneuver in China, he was able to flood Chinese markets with American trade. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Amid this sprawling, somewhat amorphous sphere of influence, Hillsdale's contract with Tennessee was set to take the tiny college's vision for an empire of classical academies to the next level. Tennessee showdown: Governor's big plan for right-wing charter schools sparks fierce backlash 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z In Azerbaijan, Turkey supported a military assault to drive ethnic Armenian forces out of much of the mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh enclave in the south Caucasus - a region which Russia considers part of its sphere of influence. Putin and Erdogan contacts underline complex Russia-Turkey ties 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Museveni even suggested at the outbreak of the war that Putin’s actions might be understandable because Ukraine is in Russia’s sphere of influence. ‘New Cold War’: Russia and West vie for influence in Africa 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z What Putin wanted was U.S. recognition of Russia’s right to a sphere of influence in the post-Soviet space, which the United States was not prepared to concede. Review | A biography that gives Vladimir Putin the benefit of the doubt 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z One by one, each country carved out their own sphere of influence, where they could control markets through tariffs and transportation, and thus ensure their share of the Chinese market. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Far from retreating, Beijing has signaled a dogged commitment to its hard-line security approach, including by building up its own spheres of influence. Labeled a ‘Challenge’ by NATO, China Signals Its Own Hard-line Worldview 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z He therefore wants to re-establish some kind of sphere of influence. A Nato summit in Madrid for hawks 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z The Kremlin claims that Ukraine, a sovereign state, is not a real country and wants to bring it into Moscow’s sphere of influence by force. E.U. leaders make Ukraine a candidate for membership 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin says his "special military operation" launched in Ukraine in late February was partly necessitated by Western encroachment into what Russia characterises as its rightful geographical sphere of influence. 'Wind of change' in Europe as path to EU opens for Ukraine 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z China sees the waterways of Asia and the Pacific as part of its sphere of influence, as Russia sees Ukraine and other neighboring states. The Four Horsemen of the 21st century: War, capitalism, fascism and mass death 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The EU's embrace of Ukraine would interfere with one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's stated goals when he ordered his troops into Ukraine: to keep Moscow's southern neighbor outside of the West's sphere of influence. Ukraine president expects Russia attacks to intensify with EU summit this week 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Putin has asserted that Ukraine is not a real country and is seeking to bring it — and others — forcibly into the Russian sphere of influence. Ukraine should get E.U. candidate status, European Commission recommends 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z The European Commission publicly made its official recommendation on Ukraine’s application on Friday, in another potential step toward bringing Ukraine into Western Europe’s sphere of influence. European leaders assure Ukraine of support, but questions remain. 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z And they have crossed into interstellar space, according to our best understanding of the boundary between the sun's sphere of influence and the rest of the galaxy. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The United States and its Australian and New Zealand allies have for decades seen the Pacific islands as largely their sphere of influence. Australia has ground to make up on climate change - foreign minister 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Moscow has long regarded Ukraine as part of its sphere of influence. The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine war 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z The comments were widely seen as a reference to Putin’s attack on Ukraine, which he has long viewed as part of Russia’s sphere of influence. Putin likens himself to Peter the Great, links imperial expansion to Ukraine war 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z It doesn’t want the alliance in its sphere of influence in eastern Europe. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy: Stalemate with Russia is not an option 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z “We assess that the Indo-Pacific is an important piece for China’s leaders, who see the Indo-Pacific as China’s rightful and historic sphere of influence,” one Western official said. China secretly building PLA naval facility in Cambodia, Western officials say 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z All of this will undoubtedly draw the ire of Putin, who has long complained about the expansion of the military alliance into what he sees as his own sphere of influence. U.S. warship arrives in Stockholm for military exercises, and as a warning 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z The Syrian opposition fighters were relegated to an enclave in the northwest and Turkey’s sphere of influence. EXPLAINER: What is behind Turkey’s Syria incursion threats? 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z China claims much of the South China Sea as part of its sphere of influence and has ratcheted up its military standoffs with other nations. Reports: Chinese jets buzzing Canadian patrol aircraft near North Korea 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z But that doesn't mean Vladimir Putin has given up on the idea of forcing Ukraine back into Moscow's sphere of influence - even in the face of Western sanctions. Ukraine war: Answering your questions on the conflict's latest developments 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z “They view China’s rise there as part of a global trend toward a multipolar world where major powers more forcefully assert their interests in their perceived sphere of influence.” China secretly building PLA naval facility in Cambodia, Western officials say 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Putin’s attack on Ukraine awakened Europeans to the danger he poses to any country he considers part of Russia’s rightful sphere of influence. Putin pushes Sweden and Finland into the NATO fold 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z U.S. defense officials say the group is one of al-Qaeda’s biggest moneymakers, extracting funds from companies and civilians trapped within its sphere of influence. Biden sending hundreds of U.S. troops to Somalia, reversing Trump 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z For three decades, this intriguing, rarely visited breakaway region has quietly survived as Russia’s little buddy, a self-declared republic at the southwestern edge of Moscow’s sphere of influence. A Mini-Russia Gets Squeezed by War 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin has cited NATO’s spread eastward into Russia’s sphere of influence, including to former Soviet states on its borders, as a national threat. Finland Moves to Join NATO, Upending Putin’s Ukraine War Aims 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z But Russia’s war in Ukraine and Putin’s apparent desire to establish a Moscow-centered “sphere of influence” has shaken their security notions to the core. EXPLAINER: Why Finland, Sweden joining NATO will be big deal 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z It looked to the West and sought to free itself from the Soviet sphere of influence. Are Finland and Sweden going from neutral to Nato? 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Russia invaded Ukraine with the intention of toppling the government; seizing Kyiv, the capital; and bringing the nation firmly into the Kremlin’s sphere of influence. How much of Ukraine does Russia hold? 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Instead, the country has been carved into spheres of influence, with residents turning to political factions and leaders in lieu of a centralized, functional state. A tragedy at sea shakes Lebanon’s poorest city 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z It's clearer now than it was then that Putin is determined to do more than restore Russia's sphere of influence. We must defeat the enemies of democracy — but that doesn't just mean Putin 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z “We see now more clearly where Russia wants to take us: It is a world of spheres of influence where the stronger has the last word.” Sensing a Stalled Russia, West Adds Support and Arms for Ukraine 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z If his purchase of Twitter goes through, it will hugely expand his business empire and his sphere of influence. What Makes Elon Musk Tick? 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Lawrence is correct: Bauer isn’t a kindergarten teacher — his sphere of influence as a pro ballplayer extends far beyond one classroom to millions of fans — including impressionable children who idolize pro athletes. Letters to Sports: Critics aplenty for 'Winning Time' portrayals, Trevor Bauer suspension 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z He added that Mr. Putin’s small circle of advisers would hesitate to “question his judgment or his stubborn, almost mystical belief that his destiny is to restore Russia’s sphere of influence.” Russia’s Missile Test Fuels U.S. Fears of an Isolated Putin 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z So he may still harbour ambitions to return Ukraine to Russia's sphere of influence and away from its tilt to the West. Why has Russia invaded Ukraine and what does Putin want? 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, though, his close ally Chinese President Xi Jinping has been quietly taking advantage of the West’s distraction by expanding China’s sphere of influence in the South Pacific. Opinion | China is expanding in the Pacific while the West is distracted 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z But if Putin is attempting to reconstruct the Russian sphere of influence in Europe, his success in Ukraine would pave the way for future horrors. Opinion | If Putin isn’t stopped in Ukraine, the Baltics are likely next 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Relations between Russia and countries once in the Soviet sphere of influence have long been fraught, but the invasion of Ukraine has increased suspicion about Moscow's intentions. Poland arrests Russian man suspected of spying 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z He described the Russian president as more determined than ever to counter what he sees as a growing threat from the West and to recapture Russia’s sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. Russia’s Missile Test Fuels U.S. Fears of an Isolated Putin 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z In his monthly newspaper column, the TV star wrote that “the trigger for the war isn’t Putin,” but NATO’s encroachment into Russia’s sphere of influence. In India, a U.S. partner, Modi’s base is inundated with anti-U.S. commentary on Ukraine 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z His aim: not only to dominate Ukraine, but to roll back Western dominance militarily and - ideally - politically, in terms of liberal democracy, from the former Soviet sphere of influence. Ukraine round-up: Widespread condemnation over killings in Bucha 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z A 2020 House Judiciary Committee investigation into dominant platforms noted how they also fund academics and advocacy groups to “expand their sphere of influence, further shaping how they are governed and regulated.” Facebook scheming ups urgency for antitrust action 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z However, the expansion is drawing renewed scrutiny to privacy issues and Apple’s outsize sphere of influence. Arizona Offers Driver’s Licenses on iPhones. Other States Want to Be Next. 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Relations between Russia and Central European countries that once formed part of its sphere of influence have long been fraught but the Ukraine conflict has significantly increased fear and suspicion of Moscow's intentions. Russian ambassador says Poland blocked his embassy's bank accounts 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The family returned to Czechoslovakia after World War II but soon fled again, this time to the United States, after the communists consolidated power and her homeland came into the Soviet Union’s sphere of influence. Madeleine Albright, first female secretary of state, dies of cancer at 84 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z At Yalta in 1945, Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill carved post-war Europe into "spheres of influence" - most of Eastern Europe to Russia, the West to the trans-Atlantic alliance that would set about rebuilding Europe's democracies. Ukraine war: Putin has redrawn the world - but not the way he wanted 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z In other words, this is about geopolitics, and Moscow's determination to force Ukraine back into Russia's sphere of influence. Ukraine war: Russians grieve for fallen soldiers 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z “I’m terribly sad because I see that my children might live in such a Russian sphere of influence again if we don’t act.” War in Ukraine is center stage at Hungary’s election rallies 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Through this strategy, he may be well on his way to reclaiming significant parts of the old Soviet sphere of influence in East Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East. The geopolitics of the Ukraine war 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z The Kremlin has always considered the region its sphere of influence although it was never part of the Soviet bloc. After Ukraine, Europe wonders who’s next Russian target 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Ukraine also remains in China’s sphere of influence in some ways: Last summer, Ukraine made waves when it retracted its signature from a U.N. statement to condemn China’s human rights violations in the Xinjiang region. Ukraine helped build China’s modern military, but when war came, Beijing chose Russia 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Many nations fear an enlargement of the bloc and a reshaping of traditional spheres of influence would put the continent on the brink of a full-fledged war. With Ukraine war, Europe’s geopolitical map is moving again 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Then Russian President Vladimir Putin rolled his sphere of influence over a cliff. Opinion | Xi Jinping is surely rethinking his grand bromance with Putin 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z By helping Assad carry out his murderous war, he extended Moscow's sphere of influence in the Middle East when the United States wanted to extract itself from the region. Ukraine crisis: The free world fights back against Putin 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z “Russia has an interest in meddling in what has traditionally been considered a U.S. sphere of influence,” said Cynthia Arnson, director of the Latin American Program at the Wilson Center in Washington. Increasingly isolated, Putin finds a few allies in Latin America 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z New spheres of influence are fast being carved out in areas that formerly sat, if awkwardly, on the fence between East and West. Ukraine War Forces a Question: How Far East Does Europe Go? 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z A 1948 treaty with Moscow lodged Finland firmly in the Soviet sphere of influence. Opinion | The West gives Putin a refresher course in physics — and judo 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Elsewhere in southwest Asia, Russia and Britain competed to exploit Persia commercially and to bring that country under their own spheres of influence. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And what if, once he is finished with Ukraine, the Russian leader keeps going, determined to re-establish the sphere of influence that the Soviet Union’s last leaders gave up, disastrously in Mr. Putin’s view? Unity in a Foreign Policy Crisis, but Questions Still to be Answered 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Putin's Ukraine goal: pull that country from the West and back into Russia's sphere of influence. Lt. Col. Alex Vindman: How Trump's coup attempt encouraged Putin's Ukraine invasion 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z But the most disruptive force has been the return of an imperial Russia, determined to re-create a sphere of influence in which it could dominate its neighbors. Opinion | Putin’s war reminds us why liberal democracy is worth defending 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Putin’s Ukraine goal: pull that country from the West and back into Russia’s sphere of influence. Opinion | Putin has unfinished business in America 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z In the Muslim lands, many European imperialists gained control by using economic imperialism and creating spheres of influence. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Putin’s assertion of a Russian right to dictate those countries’ alliances amounts to a demand that the world jettison principles of international law and sovereignty in favor of old-style imperial spheres of influence. Putin’s Case for War, Annotated 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z To be sure, there were those who correctly read Putin’s incremental moves over the years as signals of how far he was willing to go to rebuild a Russian sphere of influence. War in Europe casts the continent into a frightening unknown 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z “The Kremlin’s aim is to reestablish its sphere of influence,” Stoltenberg said. With Russia attack, U.S., Europe ponder the future of the post-war world they created 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Ukraine's position between Russia to the east and countries such as Poland and Romania to the west means it straddles both the European and Russian spheres of influence. Ukraine conflict: Your guide to understanding the story 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z This foothold, or sphere of influence, was an area in which the foreign nation controlled trade and investment. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Putin spends a substantial portion of his speech retelling the past 30 years as a history of false Western promises to divide Europe in a stable balance between American and Russian spheres of influence. Putin’s Case for War, Annotated 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z But as Ukraine sought to step out of Russia’s sphere of influence, Putin increasingly sought to draw it back. Why is Russia's Vladimir Putin so obsessed with invading Ukraine? 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z He waved away the notion of the will of voters as a Western fashion, anathema to the Russian sphere of influence. Analysis | The moment when Putin got real 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z But Ukraine was stepping out of Putin’s sphere of influence. Why is Putin obsessed with Ukraine? 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Before World War I, both Great Britain and Russia had established spheres of influence in the ancient country of Persia. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z China has a growing footprint in Central Asia, whose former Soviet republics are viewed by Moscow as within its sphere of influence. Bond Between China and Russia Alarms U.S. and Europe Amid Ukraine Crisis 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z He is convinced that Ukraine can only succeed if, like Belarus, it joins Russia’s sphere of influence. Putin may go to war to capture Ukraine. With Belarus, he did it without firing a shot. 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z In the “color revolutions” that brought Western-leaning governments to power in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, Putin saw unabashed U.S. encroachment on his sphere of influence. Wielding the threat of war, a new, more aggressive Putin steps forward 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Many Poles think membership in those organizations offers a good deal of protection from Russia as Putin seeks to reassert Russia’s authority in a region that he believes should return to Moscow’s sphere of influence. Calm prevails at Poland-Ukraine border despite growing fears 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z In 1907, Russia and Britain took over the country and divided it into spheres of influence. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In his telling, it is a sphere of influence rooted in ethnicity — an ethnicity that faces continuing threats of genocide. Putin’s Baseless Claims of Genocide Hint at More Than War 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Mr. Macron has spoken emphatically about wanting to reset France’s relations with Africa and build ties outside its traditional sphere of influence, especially with Nigeria and other economically dynamic English-speaking nations. France Announces Troop Withdrawal From Mali After 9-Year Campaign 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The Kremlin insists it has no plans to invade, but it has long considered Ukraine part of its sphere of influence and NATO’s eastward expansion an existential threat. Allies watch for Kremlin attempt to justify Ukraine invasion 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The meeting reflected Putin’s apparent gambit to forge stronger relationships in Latin America, far from Russia’s traditional sphere of influence, thus outflanking the West’s attempts to isolate his country. Brazil’s Bolsonaro embraced the U.S. under Trump. Now he’s in ‘solidarity’ with Russia. 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Over time, four forms of colonial control emerged: colony, protectorate, sphere of influence, and economic imperialism. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Those attacks took place amid an escalating geopolitical confrontation between Ukraine — which was leaning toward the West — and Russia, which sought to pull the country back into its sphere of influence. Russian government hackers have likely penetrated critical Ukrainian computer systems, U.S. says 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Putin is said to want to rebuild a Russian sphere of influence in eastern Europe, principally embracing former Soviet republics such as now independent Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine. Ukraine crisis live: Biden warns Putin over ‘swift and severe costs’ of invasion 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z “By trying to violate this sphere of influence,” she added, “tensions and fears are created, and the situation we are witnessing today is reached.” Emmanuel Macron in His Labyrinth 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Moscow’s military deployments are nudging some countries that Putin considers part of Russia’s sphere of influence further toward the West. Launch of Russian military drills stokes fears of preparations for attack on Ukraine, as diplomatic sparring continues 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z He successfully played Italians, French, and British against each other, all of whom were striving to bring Ethiopia into their spheres of influence. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ukraine’s leaders have so far refused to compromise on Putin’s terms, and the West sees the Kremlin’s demand for a Russian sphere of influence in Eastern Europe as a nonstarter. Putin is operating on his own timeline, and it may be a long one 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Russia, however, sees NATO's addition of 14 new east European members since the Cold War ended as an encroachment on its sphere of influence and a threat to its security. Russia plays down hope of breakthrough ahead of Macron-Putin talks 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Marine Le Pen, the perennial nationalist and anti-immigrant candidate, said last year that “Ukraine belongs to Russia’s sphere of influence.” Emmanuel Macron in His Labyrinth 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z In this way, Ukraine would effectively become part of Russia’s sphere of influence. Macron Tries to Avert a European War and Reshape European Security 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z But Macron's many overtures did not prevent Russian encroachment into traditional French spheres of influence in Africa, culminating late last year with the arrival of Russian mercenaries in Mali. France's Macron flies to Moscow in high-risk diplomatic mission 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z “This is about respecting independent sovereign choices of independent nations, not returning to an age of spheres of influence where big powers decide what small neighbors can do or not do,” he said. Putin and Xi, united at Olympics, air shared grievances against absent U.S. amid Ukraine standoff 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z They include the heads of former Soviet states in Central Asia that Moscow sees, like Ukraine, as a natural part of its sphere of influence. In opening of Winter Olympics, chances at politicking abound 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z The second was that the magnification effect should have a long duration, given the expansive size of a black hole’s gravitational sphere of influence. Astronomers Find First-Ever Rogue Black Hole Adrift in the Milky Way 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Putin wants to expand Moscow’s sphere of influence to something resembling the one it had before the Soviet Union’s collapse 30 years ago. In Responses to Russia, U.S. Stands Firm on Who Can Join NATO 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z He and his colleagues cast Russia as a nation destined to regain that status as a bulwark against the West, with Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries belonging to Moscow’s rightful sphere of influence. The Hard-Line Russian Advisers Who Have Putin’s Ear 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z Russia has long resented NATO’s granting membership to countries that were once part of the Soviet Union or were in its sphere of influence as members of the Warsaw Pact. Russia’s Lavrov: NATO wants to ‘drag’ Ukraine into alliances 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z But also, perhaps, as an excuse to use this moment to reshape the European security order to Moscow's benefit; to re-establish Russia's sphere of influence and try to rewrite the results of the Cold War. Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin's geopolitical jigsaw 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Now it is in the middle of its most ambitious — and most ominous — operation yet: using threats and potentially, many fear, force, to bring Ukraine back into Moscow’s sphere of influence. Russia’s Military, Once Creaky, Is Modern and Lethal 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z To Mr. Putin, Russia’s demands distill years of his grievances about what he sees as Western overreach in Eastern Europe — a region that Moscow considers part of its rightful sphere of influence. U.S. and NATO Respond to Putin’s Demands as Ukraine Tensions Mount 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z This is the substance of the documents handed over to the US which seek to halt and in some ways reverse Nato expansion and create a new sphere of influence for Moscow. Ukraine: How will we know if war has started? 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z It carries echoes of the Cold War and resurrects an idea left over from the 1945 Yalta Conference: that the West should respect a Russian sphere of influence in Central and Eastern Europe. Analysis: Crisis in Ukraine a showdown of two world views 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z "This is more than just about Ukraine, this is about Putin wanting to establish, absolutely, a sphere of influence way beyond Ukraine itself." UK must do more to support Ukraine - Commons Defence Chair 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z The Russians want to talk about their demands for Nato to step back and allow Moscow to establish a new sphere of influence across Eastern Europe. Ukraine tension: Urgent US-Russia talks in Geneva as invasion fears grow 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z Russia considers the alliance’s cooperation with former Soviet countries a threat to its security and encroachment on Russia’s historical sphere of influence. Russia’s military is again on the move, adding pressure on Ukraine as invasion fears grow 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z When he died in 1987, his family published a death notice that celebrated “a fulfilled life that was to the benefit of all those who came under his sphere of influence.” 80 years ago, the Nazis planned the ‘final solution.’ It took 90 minutes 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Since then, several central and eastern European countries, which used to be part of the Soviet Union or its sphere of influence, have joined Nato. Ukraine tension: President Zelensky hits back at Biden comments 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z He summed up Russia’s negotiating position as, “hand over Ukraine to our sphere of influence, or we will end Ukraine as it is. Those are the stakes.” As U.S. and Russia Prepare to Talk, Blinken Presents Hard Line 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z He was referring to two other regions that were once within the Soviet Union and that the Kremlin still sees as part of Russia’s rightful sphere of influence. Russia and Iran Put on a Show of Unity — Against the U.S. 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Powerful nations, it insists, cannot demand that their neighbors fall under their spheres of influence. Opinion | When Will the U.S. Stop Lying to Itself About Global Politics? 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z It is a slender hope, to be sure, given Mr. Putin’s obvious determination to establish a sphere of influence and undermine NATO. Opinion | Time is running out to stop Russian aggression in Ukraine 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z The Russian president wants to expand his country’s sphere of influence to include more of the old Soviet bloc, especially former Soviet republics like Ukraine. U.S. Says Russia Sent Saboteurs Into Ukraine to Create Pretext for Invasion 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z He wants to rebuild the former Soviet sphere of influence that extended from Central Europe through Central Asia, and views this effort as a restoration of Russian greatness. Ukraine is but a pawn in geopolitical chess game 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z “That means no tolerance for overt or tacit spheres of influence, no restrictions on the sovereign right of nations to choose their own alliances, no privileging one state’s security requirements over those of another.” Russia, at an Impasse With the West, Warns It Is Ready to Abandon Diplomacy 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Putin’s sphere of influence, for all the trouble it causes the West, is increasingly a cage of his own making. For Putin, Propping Up Allies Is Turning Into a Perilous Bargain 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Bridling at NATO's expansion eastward into its old Soviet sphere of influence, the Kremlin sees the U.S.-led alliance's deterrents and military modernisation as a threat. Russia to set out security demands at NATO meeting 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Today’s implicit Putin Doctrine is that Russia is forever entitled to a sphere of influence over other nations, comparable to the Soviet Union’s. Opinion | As Putin bullies Ukraine, signs rise of European unity in opposition 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z “Russia in this way made an announcement of a sphere of influence. ‘You leave us the former Soviet space and do what you want elsewhere.’” Left Out of High-Level Talks, Ukraine Tries Other Diplomatic Channels 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z Another unknown is the fate of Kazakh sovereignty now that Russian troops are in the country, which President Vladimir Putin sees as part of Moscow’s traditional sphere of influence. Top security official is detained as protest-roiled Kazakhstan settles into edgy calm 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z From Eastern Europe to the oil fields of Central Asia, President Vladimir V. Putin is straining to maintain a sphere of influence that will keep the forces of history at bay. For Putin, Propping Up Allies Is Turning Into a Perilous Bargain 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Putin dreams of a Russian 'sphere of influence.' Putin dreams of a Russian ‘sphere of influence.’ Kazakhstan’s protesters are the latest to push back. 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Putin dreams of a Russian ‘sphere of influence.’ U.S. plans to discuss missile deployments with Russia as part of effort to defuse Ukraine crisis 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The protests are also significant for Vladimir Putin, who views Kazakhstan as part of Russia’s sphere of influence. In Kazakhstan, Putin Again Seizes on Unrest to Try to Expand Influence 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z In as little as 2,000 years, however, our star’s sphere of influence will move on to uncharted space. U.S. and Chinese Scientists Propose Bold New Missions beyond the Solar System 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z These cycles, of shoring up a sphere of influence built on distrust and intimidation, can take on a logic of their own. For Putin, Propping Up Allies Is Turning Into a Perilous Bargain 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Although Putin clings to Soviet nostalgia — and to a self-drawn map of Moscow’s “sphere of influence” that covers much of the former empire — the countries surrounding Russia have other ideas. Putin dreams of a Russian ‘sphere of influence.’ Kazakhstan’s protesters are the latest to push back. 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z “One country does not have the right to exert a sphere of influence. That notion should be relegated to the dustbin of history.” Russian FM: Security talks with US, NATO to start next month 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z While rejecting Putin’s maximalist proposals for spheres of influence in Eastern Europe, the administration wants to keep negotiations open. Opinion | The Biden administration weighs backing Ukraine insurgents if Russia invades 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z Russia sees Ukraine as a crucial security buffer and sphere of influence, with officials in Moscow from Putin down questioning its stability and sovereignty in recent months. Russia broadens security demands from West, seeking to curb U.S. and NATO influence on borders 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z “One country can’t exert a sphere of influence over others,” he said. Diplomats Warn Russia of ‘Massive Consequences’ if It Invades Ukraine 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z “Obama told him, ‘I don’t get this privileged spheres of influence stuff,’” McFaul said. Putin dreams of a Russian ‘sphere of influence.’ Kazakhstan’s protesters are the latest to push back. 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Russia, on the other hand, has been committed to retaining and regaining a sphere of influence over its most important imperial holdings, Ukraine and Belarus. Opinion | How the United States Can Break Putin’s Hold on Ukraine 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z But Morawiecki distanced himself from comments Le Pen made to Poland‘s Rzeczpospolita daily. She said that Poland’s neighbor “Ukraine belongs to Russia’s sphere of influence.” Polish prime minister defends meeting of European populists 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z She said that Poland’s neighbor “Ukraine belongs to Russia’s sphere of influence.” Polish prime minister defends meeting of European populists 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z “Now the issue may turn to, how far is that sphere of influence?” he said. Black Man Wins New Trial Over Confederate Memorabilia in Jury Room 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z Washington has continued to push back on the concept of a sphere of influence — which is at the center of the upcoming talks between the United States and Russia. Putin dreams of a Russian ‘sphere of influence.’ Kazakhstan’s protesters are the latest to push back. 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z China sees much of Asia as its natural sphere of influence. U.S. defense chief slams China’s drive for hypersonic weapons 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z “Russia has no veto, Russia has no say, and Russia has no right to establish a sphere of influence trying to control their neighbors.” Putin and West Spar Over NATO’s Military Ties to Ukraine 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z However, Chinese leaders have accused the U.S. of fomenting new Cold War dynamics by bolstering ties with like-minded allies, including with nations that might otherwise be within Beijing’s sphere of influence. White House official: China engaged in ‘dramatic’ military buildup 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Mr. Lukashenko’s Belarus is Russia’s only full-fledged ally in Eastern Europe, the region that Moscow has long seen as its most important sphere of influence. Migrant Crisis in Belarus Tests Putin’s Uneasy Alliance With Lukashenko 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z He was referring to the leverage that comes from providing financial assistance to people who are in the sphere of influence with current and former politicians and their parties. At Saudi Investment Conference, Trump Allies Remain Front and Center 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Beijing, for its part, seeks not just a rollback of the protectionist measures, but for the U.S. to accept China’s rise as a geopolitical equal with its own sphere of influence. US-China tensions evident as Biden heads to twin summits 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z As such it was irrelevant which museum owned the pieces as the law was intended to protect pieces that fell out of the state's sphere of influence. Crimean gold must return to Ukraine - Dutch court 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z The Berlin Wall not only delineated a sharp line between spheres of influence, freedom and authoritarian control, it stopped most communications and trade. Washington Hears Echoes of the ’50s and Worries: Is This a Cold War With China? 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z “Here a place to ask, ‘Have I been as inclusive as I can be in my own sphere of influence?’ Jon Gruden’s Departure Means More Trouble for the Raiders 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z The veteran Russia specialist is regarded by Kremlin hawks as someone who has stirred up anti-Russian sentiment in former Soviet countries such as Ukraine that Moscow considers its sphere of influence. Russia says no breakthrough in talks with U.S. over embassy row 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z China saw this as an opportunity not only to continue blunting American power but to begin fashioning a Chinese sphere of influence in Asia. Review | Xi is leading China’s aggressive new strategy, but he didn’t invent it 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Rather, Pakistan’s goal in Afghanistan was to create a sphere of influence to block its archnemesis, India. The Real Winner of the Afghan War? It’s Not Who You Think. 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The dates of competition are usually known months, even years ahead and while athletes are often told to 'control the controllable', there is so much that it outside their sphere of influence. Tokyo can be a 'big step forward' 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z “There is a chance that a struggle for division of spheres of influence inside the Taliban itself will start. That is what we should be concerned about,” he told the newspaper. Russia sees potential cooperation with Taliban, but also prepares for the worst 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z She argued that repealing the 2002 resolution would demonstrate the changed relationship and be a setback to rival Iran, which wants neighboring Iraq firmly in its sphere of influence. Lawmakers debate repealing Saddam-era war measures on Iraq 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z “It’s also very important that while we look for the killers of Nyiah, we also prevent the next murder, and that is within our sphere of influence as a community.” 6-Year-Old Girl in Washington Is Fatally Shot While Riding Scooter 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Russia also says a permanent US military base in its Central Asia sphere of influence would be ‘unacceptable’. Biden to host Merkel at White House as German chancellor prepares to leave office – live 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z There’s Russia, blasting out this week that a permanent U.S. military base in its Central Asia sphere of influence would be “unacceptable.” Afghanistan’s neighbors wary as US seeks nearby staging area 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Russia views the former Soviet world, including Ukraine, as part of its sphere of influence. Why Ukraine will hang on every word in the Biden-Putin summit 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Russia took more visible steps to back Belarus, a country Moscow considers vital to its sphere of influence. Purported bomb threat Belarus cited in plane interception was sent after flight diverted, email provider says 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Experts say Mr. Macron is drawn the most to African countries with strong economic potential that happen to be outside France’s traditional sphere of influence. In Rwanda, Macron Tries to Reset Relations With Africa 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Abbas is expected to use the visit to try to reassert his authority’s power and sphere of influence. Blinken Will Seek to Bolster Cease-Fire Between Israel and Hamas 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z “It would mark a serious geopolitical victory for the Russian Federation and a new redistribution of spheres of influence.” Russian lawmaker says cordial meeting, Nord Stream move ‘good sign’ for U.S. relations 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z “It reflects a clear understanding what Putin wants from such summits with the U.S. — a sort of Yalta-II grand deal — with Ukraine fixated in Russian sphere of influence.” Why Ukraine will hang on every word in the Biden-Putin summit 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Obama’s reliance on those well-known West Wing aides often rankled cabinet secretaries, who felt as if they were operating as outposts, far from the immediate sphere of influence. In Biden White House, the Celebrity Staff Is a Thing of the Past 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z If the US flinches, it will be taken by Mr Putin as licence to extend what he sees as his “sphere of influence” in Europe – possibly by force. Editorial Roundup: US 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z “No matter how far it develops, China will never seek hegemony, expand, seek spheres of influence or engage in an arms race,” Xi said. Amid US strains, China’s Xi warns against ‘unilateralism’ 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Russia has also pushed for a sphere of influence that includes countries that were part of the Soviet Union, like Ukraine, the report said. Intelligence Chiefs Warn of Russian Troops Near Ukraine and Other Threats 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z The authoritarian governments of China and Russia, which are less buffeted by domestic public opinion, are already using vaccines to expand their spheres of influence. Biden Takes First Tentative Steps to Address Global Vaccine Shortage 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z “The Chinese and the Russians are advancing their vaccine diplomacy and are winning friends and influencing people and expanding their sphere of influence,” he said. Biden faces pressure to distribute vaccines worldwide, while Americans still need them at home 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Many top coaches are from countries that were once in the Soviet sphere of influence. Complaints of Emotional Abuse Roil Synchronized Swimming 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Last year, while Washington was trumpeting an “America first” response to the pandemic, Beijing was making high-profile deals to trial, produce and sell vaccines in Latin America, deep inside the US’s traditional sphere of influence. Vaccine diplomacy: west falling behind in race for influence 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z The last elections created separate and largely hostile spheres of influence for the Palestinian Authority and the militant Hamas movement. Biden a wild card as Palestinians look to first general election since 2006 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z “They consider it their sphere of influence, no doubt about it,” said Derek Mitchell, a former American ambassador to Myanmar who is now president of the National Democratic Institute, an organization that promotes democracy. In Geopolitical Struggle Over Myanmar, China Has an Edge 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Asia strategy, a secret 10-page document that highlighted the expansion of China’s “illiberal spheres of influence” as the No. 1 challenge that must be countered, ahead of North Korea. Trump upsets decades of U.S. policy on Taiwan, leaving thorny questions for Biden 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Instead of past policies that sought to modify China’s communist system through engagement and trade, the Trump administration’s Framework called for maintaining U.S. strategic primacy and preventing China from “establishing new, illiberal spheres of influence.” Once-secret strategy document reveals stepped-up U.S. spy operations against China 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z It is actively being stoked by pro-Russian politicians in a region sandwiched between Western and Russian spheres of influence. Balkans feel abandoned as vaccinations kick off in Europe 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z And they are complicating U.S. hopes of drawing Thailand, America’s oldest ally in the region, away from China’s growing sphere of influence. Special Report-The last taboo. A new generation of Thais is defying the monarchy 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Paul’s sphere of influence continues to expand as he sharpens his eye for win-win deals. Analysis | NBA free agency winners and losers: A tough weekend for the Wizards and Knicks 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z The Russian military presence reinforces the Kremlin’s view that its sphere of influence includes Azerbaijan and Armenia, both former Soviet countries. In Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal, Russia’s Putin claims a strategic win. But risks are attached. 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z They note that China and Russia are expanding their sphere of influence by promising vaccines to other countries in need. Trump Rebuffs Biden Transition Team, Setting Off Virus and National Security Risks 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z “No, I’m here to deliver them ‘content’ — whatever it means — likely to bring them spectators, in my small sphere of influence.” Netflix has signed David Fincher in an exclusive four-year deal 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Last month Russia seemed to back down — a rarity these days — on any claim of a direct sphere of influence over the soup. A New Front Opens in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Borscht 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z “If we push it too far and India thinks they are really falling under our sphere of influence, they’re no longer going to be the independent India they’re always aspiring to be.” ‘Significant shift’: ‘The Quad’ unites against rising China threat 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z General Assembly that China would never seek hegemony, expansion or to establish a sphere of influence. Taiwan’s leader hopes for reduced tensions with China 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Regional hegemons such as Russia and Turkey are excitedly expanding their spheres of influence, with deadly consequences. Opinion | U.S. foreign policy might be too broken for Biden to fix 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Under the Trump administration, the US has taken a back seat on many major international issues, compared to previous administrations, particularly when it affects the Russian sphere of influence. US silence on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict reflects international disengagement 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Sullivan said America’s rivals have not bothered to hide their interest in seeking a new sphere of influence in the Arctic. Dan Sullivan: Pentagon slow to realize Alaska’s strategic importance 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Beyond these headlines, I focus specifically on how streamers like Nakamura create micro-communities with their own cultural norms and spheres of influence. Chess is taking over the online video game world — and both are changing from this unlikely pairing 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z I applaud his efforts to respond to systemic racism and how he might respond within his sphere of influence. Opinion | Americans should all endeavour to help the marginalized 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z What remained in the government’s sphere of influence was how many people would die. Sweden Has Become the World’s Cautionary Tale 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z But the Soviets went beyond establishing a buffer in Eastern Europe and attempting to puncture Washington’s sphere of influence; they also tried to influence elections in the United States. Review | Could Obama have stopped Putin’s election interference? A new book argues he didn’t think he needed to. 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z And he could advance Putin’s most important geopolitical goal, returning Ukraine to Russia’s sphere of influence, while opening the way for the lifting of U.S. and European sanctions on the Russian economy. Opinion | In 2016, Putin didn’t expect Trump to win. Now, he needs him to. 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z But at least with people in my home and my sphere of influence, I’m going to make a difference. Race and the NFL: a star-studded panel discusses social change, protests 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z The WTO report found that “prominent Saudi nationals” promoted illegal broadcasts by the pirate network beoutQ, contradicting the Saudis’ previous claims that the platform, which used footage beIN, operated outside their sphere of influence. Newcastle get rival £350m takeover bid from US businessman Henry Mauriss 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z But the transition comes as the coronavirus pandemic has slashed revenue, and the Trump administration, led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, is attempting to pull the independent agency into its sphere of influence. Trump ally takes over crisis-ridden Postal Service as top Senate Democrat demands inquiry on hiring 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z “It’s not yet clear whether Turkey and Russia have agreed on where the lines of their spheres of influence should be drawn. Negotiating those might involve more conflict between their Libyan proxies.” Pro-government forces in Libya seize warlord’s last western stronghold 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z If the Russian ploy worked, Turkey and Russia may reach an understanding, giving Turkey a sphere of influence in the west and Russia in the east, so marginalising Europe and the UN. US says Russia sent warplanes to back Libyan warlord 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z During the past few weeks there has been a clear and dangerous move towards creating spheres of influence within liberated Allied and conquered enemy territory. VE Day:'we have stopped the onrush of evil' - archive, May 1945 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z China denies it is seeking a sphere of influence in the Pacific, saying its aid is to help with economic development. Australia to send aid to Fiji after cyclone tears across Pacific 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Her sphere of influence does not stop at the club’s training ground, but extends to what players consume on the team bus, in the hotels they use for away games and even their homes. The evolution of football nutrition: from chocolate to 'Kevin Carbonara' 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Chinese military strategists justify the expansion by saying the PLA will be “fulfilling international obligations” to secure the global commons and that Beijing will “never threaten any other country or seek any sphere of influence.” China’s military buildup, global ambitions on collision course with U.S., Pentagon official warns 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The conventional wisdom in US foreign policy is that military competition is necessary to contain Putin and circumscribe the Russian sphere of influence. Hawks say Sanders will be weak on Russia. But Putin should fear a President Bernie | Ben Judah and David Adler 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Nicholas Heras, a Syria expert at the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War, said Turkey is focusing on Libya to establish a sphere of influence in the Mediterranean. Turkey deploys extremists to Libya, local militias say 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Yet most of us now have daily contact with the world of venture capital, because its sphere of influence has exploded. Is Venture Capital Worth the Risk? 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Nearly 40% said they thought China was “a revisionist power and intends to turn Southeast Asia into its sphere of influence”. China's growing influence rattles Southeast Asia as U.S. retreats, survey shows 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Soleimani was the architect of Iran's sphere of influence across the Middle East and he was considered to be the country's second most powerful man. Mourners flood streets for Soleimani in Iran 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z His efforts to consolidate a sphere of influence are unlikely to abate, regardless of the 2020 election outcome. Hawks say Sanders will be weak on Russia. But Putin should fear a President Bernie | Ben Judah and David Adler 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z It was a catastrophic fight, but for Iran it was the beginning of a three-decade project to build a Shiite sphere of influence, stretching across Iraq and Syria to the Mediterranean. The Shadow Commander 2013-09-23T04:00:00Z A secret clause in the pact carved up Eastern Europe into Nazi and Soviet spheres of influence, allowing the two dictators - one fascist, the other communist - to occupy and dismantle Poland. Russia-Poland row over start of WW2 escalates 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z He talked about Russia’s sphere of influence, particularly in former Soviet republics like Ukraine. With the new year, Russians will ring in 20 years of Vladimir Putin 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Ultimately, Moscow sees Ukraine as part of its sphere of influence. Zelensky, dragged into Trump impeachment drama, faces faces tougher challenge: Putin 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z These spheres of influence can be loose: Fighters for all three are believed to cooperate with each other and with bandit groups. How a preacher sent gunmen into Burkina Faso's schools 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z A large chunk of the world under the enemy sphere of influence was off-limits to American trade and capital. Will the GOP become the party of blue-collar conservatism? 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z This irritated the Kremlin, which sees Ukraine as belonging firmly in Moscow’s perceived sphere of influence. As Ukraine waited for U.S. assistance, death toll on eastern front line grew 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z I write about personal finance for a living, so no one in my sphere of influence should be financially reckless, right? Perspective | Even with the best advice, people can still mess up 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z That would force Turkey to strengthen its ties with Iran and Russia, potentially leading to another agreement among the three powers to divide Syria into spheres of influence. US pullout from Syria leaves a major prize for its foes 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The region is a zone of transition between China proper and the Chinese sphere of influence, and its people reflect the complexity, ruptures and transformative changes of the Chinese world. Opinion | Can Hong Kong Avoid Becoming Tiananmen? 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z “Some people obviously have a wider sphere of influence than I have. But as a mom, I have three very important followers,” she said, meaning her three boys. Warren makes inroads into Sanders’s world, one backer at a time 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z “No matter how strong China may become, China will never seek hegemony or never establish spheres of influence,” he said. U.S. set to push security strategy as Chinese maneuvers rattle region 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Wang said that no matter how the international situation develops or how China develops, it will walk the path of peace, and not seek spheres of influence or expansion. In jab at U.S., China vice president says world cannot shut China out 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z No matter what happens in the realm of trade, a digital iron curtain – which separates the world into two distinct technological spheres of influence – will continue to be drawn. Easing Huawei restrictions may help trade, but won’t stop the China tech battle 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z But he seems equally relieved that he moved away from Albee’s sphere of influence to find his own more accessible style as a dramatist. Review: PBS documentary of playwright Terrence McNally celebrates a master of connection 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Edmonds said Russia often engages in aggressive military maneuvers when U.S. vessels or aircraft come close to the Russian border or Moscow’s perceived sphere of influence, essentially issuing warnings to stay away. Near-collision between U.S. and Russian warships in Pacific requires emergency maneuvers 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z President Xi Jinping said last month China has offered to help developing nations and is not seeking a sphere of influence in Pacific Ocean island states. Australia PM in Solomon Islands to build ties with eye on China 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z Speaking Sunday at an annual security conference in Singapore, Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe strongly criticized U.S. activities in what China considers its sphere of influence, including supporting self-governing Taiwan and sending U.S. China announces South China Sea military training exercises 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z Modi will also face pressure to protect India’s traditional sphere of influence in South Asia. Analysis: India’s Modi faces foreign pressures in 2nd term 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z And India shares intelligence with its neighbors in part to keep them within its sphere of influence, Narayanan said. Indian police uncovered a plot, but Sri Lanka didn’t act 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z And India shares intelligence with its neighbors in part to keep them within its sphere of influence, Narayanan said. Indian police uncovered a plot, but Sri Lanka didn’t act 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Putin’s comments to a Belt and Road forum in Beijing may help alleviate concerns over potential tensions between China and Russia, given Beijing’s rapidly expanding economic footprint in Central Asia, Moscow’s traditional sphere of influence. Putin: Belt and Road fits with Eurasian Economic Union goals 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Ukraine, a country of more than 40 million people, is pivotal to Putin’s effort to maintain a sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky unseats incumbent in Ukraine’s presidential election, exit poll shows 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z India needs to maintain close ties with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and the Maldives, its traditional sphere of influence. Analysis: India’s Modi faces foreign pressures in 2nd term 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Iran would pull Iraq deeper into its sphere of influence — offsetting any U.S. gains in Lebanon, Syria or Yemen. Opinion | Trump’s Iran sanctions could backfire 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z I think that fed Putin’s narrative that the United States was out to keep Russia down, to undermine Russia and what he saw to be its entitlement, its sphere of influence. A Diplomat Compares the Foreign-Policy Establishment with Donald Trump 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z They would grant Russia and China the spheres of influence they demand in Europe, Asia and elsewhere. Opinion: The strongmen are back. And we have no idea how to confront them. 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z But today there are multiple spheres of influence, among them a coterie of the super-rich, who grew their wealth under Bouteflika, experts say. Historic protests challenge fragile Algerian leader, regime 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z “That is the reason we are not Ukraine and live in a Russian sphere of influence.” Would You Die for Europe? A Binational Battalion Offers an Answer 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z They also sought to gauge Russia’s reaction with questions: How would Moscow view China’s move into its traditional sphere of influence? In Central Asia’s forbidding highlands, a quiet newcomer: Chinese troops 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z It was one of those questions Texas Tech University System Chancellor Tedd Mitchell could not directly respond to because it is something that takes place largely outside of his sphere of influence. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z As international relations increasingly resemble the great-power competitions of old — with the United States, China and Russia all vying for spheres of influence — Europe stands uncomfortably apart. Europeans fear Trump may threaten not just the transatlantic bond, but the state of their union 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z While the Chinese military is carving out a greater sphere of influence in the Western Pacific, the I.N.F. What Is the I.N.F. Treaty and Why Does It Matter? 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Turkey has carved a sphere of influence in an opposition-held enclave in northwestern Syria around Idlib province with the help of mainstream Arab rebels it backs. World Digest: Jan. 26, 2019 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z He suggests that Russia’s behavior in its sphere of influence is none of Germany’s business. Opinion | Alternative for Germany is a Rorschach test for anyone watching the country 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Janet’s sphere of influence is bound by the four walls of her home, while her husband’s is as vast as 1960s American aeronautic technology will allow. Claire Foy Steps Into the Spotlight 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Hungary had fallen into the Soviet Union’s sphere of influence following the Second World War. Viktor Orbán’s Far-Right Vision for Europe 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Fewer than one in 10 saw China as “a benign and benevolent power,” with nearly a half saying Beijing possessed “an intent to turn Southeast Asia into its sphere of influence”. Southeast Asia wary of China's Belt and Road project, skeptical of... 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z One former U.S. official described the map as “Sykes-Picot on acid,” a reference to the secret post-World War I deal between France and England that carved the Middle East into colonial spheres of influence. Turkey Seeks Major U.S. Military Support to Adopt Fight in Syria 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z "Partly it's influence. They liberated us in 1945. They 'liberated' us again in 1968. They still see us as their sphere of influence. So on that level it's quite primitive," he explained. A city watching out for Russian and Chinese spies 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z Without the U.S. troop presence, Moscow will be able to expand its role in Syria and its sphere of influence across the Middle East. Analysis | The U.S. says it is pulling out of Syria. Who are the big winners and losers? 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z So, let’s state two obvious facts: Russia is aggressively using military force to keep Ukraine in its sphere of influence. Ukraine-Russia clash is not America’s fight 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Vladimir Putin’s Russia is increasingly autocratic and has shown a propensity for localized aggression in its sphere of influence. Global war to infinity and beyond 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z “No other Chinese president has come this close to eradicating the Philippines from the U.S. sphere of influence, in terms of optics.” Xi launches Philippine charm offensive as China looks to dislodge U.S. influence 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Australia is also watching closely because the South Pacific has traditionally been its sphere of influence. Military Competition in Pacific Endures as Biggest Flash Point Between U.S. and China 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang on Tuesday accused Western countries of having “Cold War thinking” toward Beijing’s regional rise, saying the South Pacific shouldn’t be any single nation’s sphere of influence. U.S.-Made Drones Add Muscle to Australia’s Military Buildup 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The Kremlin also resents what it considers U.S. interference in the politics of countries once under Moscow’s sphere of influence, from Ukraine to the Caucasus. Why it’s still in Russia’s interest to mess with US politics 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z The Kremlin also resents what it considers U.S. interference in the politics of countries once under Moscow's sphere of influence, from Ukraine to the Caucasus. Why it's still in Russia's interest to mess with US politics 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z There are the lobbyists who slickly blend in to spheres of influence, working for neutral-sounding “thinktanks”, where they are “fellows” and “researchers”. The Saudi regime doesn’t reign alone – a global network enables it | Nesrine Malik 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z In response, Tiankai effectively called the U.S. the aggressor in several spheres of influence. Chinese official finds Trump 'very confusing'; says US warships at China's doorstep building tension 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z “Both Saudi Arabia and the UAE have carved out spheres of influence.” Key battle in Yemen’s war risks tipping country into famine 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Some in India, meanwhile, called for an intervention in a small, neighbouring country once seen as firmly within its sphere of influence. Asian rivals eye 'flawed' Maldives poll 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z The Pentagon and private defense analysts fear Ankara’s decision to field the Russian-made anti-aircraft missile system will draw Turkey deeper into Moscow’s growing sphere of influence in the Middle East. Russia markets S-400 Triumph missile defense system, a.k.a. SA-21 Growler, to U.S. allies 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Russia says Ukraine is part of its sphere of influence. Soldier, Patriot, Hero, Traitor? The Strange Saga of Nadiya Savchenko 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z “We want to broaden the sphere of influence, to be part of the larger cultural conversation.” KCON aims to ride the 'Korean wave' to pop-culture dominance 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z In the Australian context, Manning cites issues including “what’s happened to Indigenous folks” – who are also over-represented in prison statistics – and “the sphere of influence of Australia with migration and immigrants”. Chelsea Manning on the far-right, state surveillance and their lessons for Australia 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The nation is currently divided into competing spheres of influence, with the Houthis, a mostly Shiite group, in control of their ancestral homeland in the northwest; Al Hudaydah; and the capital, Sana. Dozens of Dead Civilians, and Blame Pointing in Both Directions 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z I don't think it quite realized that its own grandiose method of trying to expand its sphere of influence was going to cause an actual physical backlash. Salon meets Breitbart: Matthew Rozsa and Raheem Kassam discuss Brexit and the EU 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Latin America, Monroe said in 1823, was effectively part of a U.S. sphere of influence. The Flight 93 doctrine 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Opponents of the S-400 inside and outside the Pentagon deal say Ankara’s decision to field the Russian-made anti-aircraft missile system will draw Turkey deeper into Moscow’s growing sphere of influence in the Middle East. Top U.S. diplomat warns Turkey on ‘serious downside’ to Russian missile deal 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z The Spanish police claim that, like Sujan before him, Haque had his eyes firmly set on expanding IS's sphere of influence. Investigation reveals complex terror web 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z Cutting the State Department’s budget and foreign aid weakened America’s global clout and allowed Putin to expand Russia's sphere of influence. Why is Donald Trump so sweet on Vladimir Putin? It might just be personal financial gain 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z In speeches, Trump and his top national security aides referred to the U.S. sphere of influence as the Indo-Pacific, a region vastly greater than the previous formulation, Asia-Pacific. Under Trump, America's influence in the western Pacific may be on the decline 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z In the twentieth century, such presidential doctrines evolved far beyond simply protecting spheres of influence. The Flight 93 doctrine 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative is extending Beijing’s influence deep inside countries that India sees as part of its sphere of influence. I Think I’m Going to Kathmandu, Say the Chinese 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Cooper saw as musician after musician came to learn at McElrath’s feet, some getting better just by being in his sphere of influence. Swingin’ Medallions founder John McElrath dies 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z In consolidating power in Hungary, Mr. Orban has recognized the huge power of media and now seems intent on trying to expand his sphere of influence. Safe in Hungary, Viktor Orban Pushes His Message Across Europe 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Long said Ecuador’s president, Lenín Moreno, is not particularly favourable to Assange’s request for asylum, marking a shift towards returning to the US sphere of influence. Treatment of Assange is unjust, says former Ecuador minister 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z “If the Korean Peninsula gets inside the Chinese sphere of influence and there are no U.S. forces on the peninsula, life for the U.S. and Japan would be very difficult, but especially for Japan.” Japan Worries It’ll Be Forgotten as Its Allies Talk to North Korea 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z They would often shout colorful curses at each other from just a few yards, the distance separating different spheres of influence. Syrian army secures areas south of capital 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z It seems to me that the U.S. had an interest in keeping troops in South Korea to keep China's sphere of influence in check and to keep apprised more easily of intelligence in that area. Treaty to Formally End Korean War Is Being Discussed, South Confirms 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Vanuatu, an impoverished nation, is considered to be within Australia’s sphere of influence, with Canberra providing it with aid and investment. Australia Shudders Amid Talk of a Chinese Military Base in Its Backyard 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z At the same time, Mr. Jeffrey said, Turkey does not want to fall into a Russian sphere of influence and is considered one of the “best customers” of U.S. weaponry on the international arms market. Mike Pompeo to take tough tact with Erdogan as Turkey relations erode 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z “North Korea needs a backer, while China does not want North Korea wiggling out of its sphere of influence.” North Korea’s Kim, Long a Pariah, Takes Tentative Step Onto World Stage 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z "The one thing the Cold War managed to do, at least until 1989, was keep the two sides quite far apart from one another. There was a kind of spheres of influence acceptance," he says. What was the Cold War? 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z “They believe that if the United States gets a sphere of influence, why shouldn’t Russia?” We still don’t know who will lead Italy. But one clear winner is the Kremlin. 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Does a world defined by spheres of influence and mercantilism benefit China, allowing it greater sway over Asia and freedom from Western economic dominance? Trump’s Tariffs: Another Retreat From the Postwar World Order 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z At a time when Russia is doing its utmost to drag Ukraine towards its sphere of influence, that is no bad thing. Ukraine convinces Ryanair to return 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z “Violent extremists can operate in a clandestine fashion, all the while thriving in the shadows and growing their spheres of influence.” Australia Urges Asian Nations to Strengthen Counterterrorism Cooperation 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z The idea is to use these teens as a schoolwide vaccine, each inoculating those in their particular spheres of influence. Building better men: how we can begin to redefine masculinity 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z “They are still concerned about it being in their sphere of influence, and that Hariri is important to them.” Saudis Mend Ties With Lebanon Leader After Resignation Saga 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z He then responded by solidifying his own sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, fueling the Cold War. Review | Why the Marshall Plan spooked the Soviets and sparked the Cold War 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Both Ukraine, and the west were better off with Ukraine staying in Russian sphere of influence instead of becoming OUR problem. In Ukraine, Corruption Is Now Undermining the Military 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Their sphere of influence expanded as they seized territory from Islamic State militants with U.S. help, though Washington opposes their political ambitions as does the Syrian government. Turkey warns Syrian army against helping Kurdish YPG in Afrin 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Perhaps Ronaldo, operating within an ever-decreasing sphere of influence, will hit another purple patch and Madrid will enjoy Champions League redemption after an otherwise miserable season. Neymar wilts in Madrid as superclub tie descends into Disneyfied dystopia | Jonathan Wilson 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z It might ultimately mean virtual reunification with spheres of influence. Opinion | Will North Korea Win the Gold Medal for Deceit? 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z “Such blunt lecturing shows that the Trump White House still intends to keep Latin America strictly within its sphere of influence,” China’s official news wire, Xinhua, fumed. While Trump eyes Latin America with malign neglect, China sees opportunity 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z CK, I will say that to me, one of the signs of trollhood is when someone writes very idealistically about American politics while defending injustices in Russia and its sphere of influence. In Ukraine, Corruption Is Now Undermining the Military 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Their sphere of influence expanded as they seized territory from Islamic State militants with U.S. help, though Washington opposes their political ambitions as does the Syrian government. Turkey warns Syrian army against helping Kurdish YPG in Afrin 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Here, opponents push their cards and cubes into different spheres of influence as they jockey for political advantage and avoid moves that might trigger nuclear war. Forget Monopoly: These Board Games Put You on the Front Lines of History 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z “Either we will be in the euro zone in the future or in Russia’s sphere of influence.” Euro schism reopens in central Europe as EU pushes reform 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z France is likely to try to expand outside its traditional sphere of influence – as signalled by President Emmanuel Macron in November. Africa heads in different directions – politically and economically 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z “Russia seeks to restore its great power status and establish spheres of influence near its borders.” Donald Trump national security blueprint criticized by Russia, China 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z But retaining an Indian “sphere of influence” remains a tricky task. India faces growing competition with China in its own backyard 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z As China moves more aggressively to build a sphere of influence in Southeast Asia, Myanmar is a prime asset, a border state with a long coastline that offers a strategic outlet to the Indian Ocean. In China, Aung San Suu Kyi Finds a Warm Welcome (and No Talk of Rohingya) 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z “Either we will be in the euro zone in the future or in Russia’s sphere of influence.” Euro schism reopens in central Europe as EU pushes reform 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Thus, the Saudi position is not just threatened by the economic prospects of dwindling oil reserves, but also by their shrinking sphere of influence. Saudi Crown Prince’s Mass Purge Upends a Longstanding System 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z But is that fact enough to ensure that America retains its sphere of influence? Trump's tour leaves observers perplexed 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z He affirmed his administration’s commitment to a “free and open Indo-Pacific region” — a term defining an expansive sphere of influence that includes India and the Indian Ocean as a counter to a rising China. Trump arrives in Japan to open five-nation Asia tour 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z The Kremlin has long sought to curb the influence of Islamist extremists in central Asia – a region which it considers part of its historic sphere of influence. Russia accused of supplying Taliban as power shifts create strange bedfellows 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Russia has long tried to claim Eastern Europe as its sphere of influence. Opinion | The C.I.A.’s Fake News Campaign 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z In Congress, Bridenstine introduced legislation that would change that objective to “The expansion of the human sphere of influence throughout the Solar System.” Trump promised to hire the best people. He keeps hiring the worst. NASA is next | Dana Nuccitelli 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z “Violence is a learned behavior influenced by community and family. Schools are looked at as a panacea, but a lot happens outside our sphere of influence.” Report: Idaho is leading state in cyberbullying 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Mohman, the former ambassador, said if United States keeps putting pressure on Pakistan, then it will drift farther from the American sphere of influence. Trump talks tough on Pakistan's 'terrorist' havens, but options scarce 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z But the Russian sphere of influence was tenuous: hundreds of thousands of square miles held by only 1,000 or so scattered colonists. When Russia Owned Part of America 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Washington is determined to preclude the contraction of the sphere of influence it established during the Cold War. Avoiding war with China 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Moldova's government seeks closer ties with the EU, but Russia sees the nation as part of its sphere of influence. Moldova-Russia diplomatic row escalates over ban - BBC News 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin was aggrieved at Ukraine’s decision to sign a pact with the European Union, but Ukraine is not a vassal of Russia, and Mr. Putin’s claims to a sphere of influence are untenable. Opinion | We’re on the road to a new Cold War 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Mohman, the former ambassador, said if United States keeps putting pressure on Pakistan, then it will drift farther from the American sphere of influence. Trump talks tough on Pakistan's 'terrorist' havens, but options scarce 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Sputnik 105.5 FM forgets that the strategic essence of multipolarism is an international order based upon spheres of influence and military force. Opinion | Make no mistake: Radio Sputnik is spewing Russian propaganda 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z He favors spheres of influence over self-determination; corruption over transparency; and repression over democracy. Opinion | This is what makes Russia a hostile power 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z It wants the U.S. to respect what Moscow regards as its sphere of influence in the world. Consider the upside, liberals: If Trump can achieve a new détente with Russia, that’s a good thing 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z I am certainly not stating that there are no Americans in positions of power who have ever tried to end racial disparities in their sphere of influence. What will it take for the US to eradicate racist ideas? 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z The maneuvering was largely between the approaching victors — the Soviet Union and the Western democracies — to determine postwar boundaries and spheres of influence. Opinion | The great Muslim civil war — and us 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Those allies form what is often referred to as the Shiite Crescent, an Iranian sphere of influence in area otherwise dominated by Sunni Muslims. Iran Extends Its Reach in Syria 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z If Mr. Xi succeeds in creating a Chinese sphere of influence, it will be on ground willingly ceded by Washington. Opinion | China has a plan to become a global superpower. It probably won’t work. 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z But it also is impossible not to see the project through a geopolitical lens, a “Chinese effort to build a sphere of influence,” said Paul Haenle of the Beijing-based Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy. As U.S. retreats in Asia-Pacific, China fills the void with an ambitious global plan 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Daughters were married at the onset of puberty to mujahideen fighters twice their age, to expand al-Qaida’s sphere of influence. Osama bin Laden’s family on the run: ‘I never stopped praying our lives might return to normal’ 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z By contrast, the Trump administration is depicting their invitation of Duterte as an effort to keep that nation out of China’s sphere of influence. Donald Trump didn’t notify the State Department, National Security Council before inviting Rodrigo Duterte 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Moscow is trying to recreate buffer zones and spheres of influence on its borders. More Balkan trouble brewing in region famous for mischief 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z "As they expand, and seek to expand their sphere of influence, they are continuing to challenge the sovereignty of all our allies in eastern and central Europe." U.S. must keep military options open on North Korea: House speaker Ryan 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Chinese leaders have sought a U.S. relationship based on the two powers respecting each other’s spheres of influence and not intervening in one another’s internal affairs. World power whiplash: Trump reverses views on Russia, China 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Russia, which also sees Afghanistan as part of its sphere of influence in Central Asia, has suggested that the Taliban is an effective bulwark against the rise of the Islamic State. While the U.S. wasn’t looking, Russia and Iran began carving out a bigger role in Afghanistan 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z The evolution of Trump’s national security team underscores the rapid change in the spheres of influence that surround Trump. In a consequential week, Trump leans on the Washington establishment he vowed to disrupt 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z In a memo Mr. Pottinger had written just weeks before, he warned against that language, which is viewed as code for a Chinese sphere of influence in its region. A Veteran and China Hand Advises Trump for Xi’s Visit 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Russians regarded this as both a violation of international law and an encroachment on their traditional sphere of influence. Putin is part of a continuum that stretches back to the tsars | Geoffrey Hosking 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z But by this he meant an expansive concept of China’s core interests, including an Asian sphere of influence, which the United States could not accept. Perspective | How Trump and China’s Xi could stumble into war 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Around every issue that is codified in law or regulation there exists a softer sphere of influence, information exchange and standard-setting. Brexit must preserve advisory networks 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z First, find a way to bring politics more into your sphere of influence so it no longer qualifies as an external locus of control. Depressed by Politics? Just Let Go 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Therefore, as far as Putin was concerned, it signified yet another western encroachment on his sphere of influence. How annexing Crimea allowed Putin to claim he had made Russia great again | Sophie Pinkham 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z On Monday, Kremlin loyalists argued that the hearings were aimed at undermining Moscow’s ties with Trump, who many in Moscow believe supports Russia’s attempts to maintain its traditional spheres of influence around the world. Russian hackers were likely surprised by blowback from cyberattacks on U.S. elections, analysts say 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z And accepting spheres of influence would “mean our acquiescence when great powers, starting with China and Russia, dominated their neighbors through force and fear.” Opinion | Bannon’s reckless pursuit of ethno-nationalist greatness 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Russia meanwhile attempts to project power across a region it sees as within its sphere of influence. Rumbling Balkans threaten foreign policy headache for Trump 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z It was of little coincidence that the report of a power struggle between competing spheres of influence within the White House appeared in an outlet that the president likes to read. Breitbart, Roger Stone declare war on Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus after ousting of Michael Flynn 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Others are "strategic realists" who argue that great powers, including Russia, will always have "spheres of influence" beyond their borders. The pull of Putin - BBC News 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z If that bargain includes the creation of new “spheres of influence” for Russia and the West, as Mr. Putin dearly wishes, so much the better. Vladimir Putin Travels to Hungary, Hoping to Capitalize on European Divisions 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Another is to speed Mr. Trump toward the concessions Moscow seeks: not just the lifting of sanctions, but also the acceptance of a Russian sphere of influence including Ukraine. Opinion | Trump is sworn in, rockets fall on Ukraine 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Britain lies within the US’s sphere of influence. We need a Dump Trump foreign policy – otherwise the UK faces catastrophe | Paul Mason 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z "We should not jeopardise the freedoms that President Reagan and Mrs Thatcher brought to Eastern Europe by accepting President Putin's claim that it is now in his sphere of influence," she said. Theresa May and Donald Trump to hold face-to-face talks - BBC News 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Outside of her sphere of influence though, he concludes the role of growing golf should not be put strictly on its professionals. How teenage prodigy Aditi Ashok is becoming the face of golf in India 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z The hope in Moscow is that Trump’s repeated disparaging of Nato, and insistence on “America first”, will mean Russia is able to regain a “sphere of influence” in Europe. In Moscow, Trump inauguration inspires Russian hopes of new nationalist era 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z "China will never seek expansion, hegemony or sphere of influence." China's Xi says to build new relations with United States 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z The most consistent negative numbers for the real bad maladies were then for countries of the ex Soviet Union and those in their sphere of influence. Why Medical Advice Seems to Change So Frequently 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z While "hot war" may be avoided, differences in values and interests among states and drives for regional dominance "are leading to a spheres of influence world," it said, U.S. intelligence study warns of growing conflict risk 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Although both governments oppose Kurdish minority aspirations, Sunni Muslim Turkey resents Shia Iran’s increasing influence in Iraq and Syria and in other areas it views as within its traditional spheres of influence. Istanbul nightclub attack caps off dreadful year for Turkey 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Putin has made no secret of the fact that he would like to re-establish the consensus reached with the United States at the 1945 Yalta conference that carved the globe into spheres of influence. With Trump, Russia Goes From Thursday’s Foe of U.S. to Friday’s Friend 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z The Kremlin seeks to weaken what it considers alliances arrayed against it, like the European Union and NATO, especially as it sees them spreading through its natural sphere of influence in the former Soviet bloc. How Russians Pay to Play in Other Countries 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Even under Mubarak, each institution strived to carve out its own sphere of influence, a dynamic that has become much more pronounced since the revolution. Egypt’s Failed Revolution 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z Trump’s refusal to criticise Putin suggested the US and Russia may see some kind of realpolitik compromise and a return to the concept of “spheres of influence” – a prospect that deeply alarms many Nato states. 2016 was the end of the world as we know it. So what's next? 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z “We are opposed by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence,” Kennedy warned in 1961, “on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections.” Russia has often tried to influence elections, with little success 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Any suggestion from the Donald Trump administration of a “grand bargain” offering Russia a sphere of influence in eastern Europe would be very destabilising. The way forward for the west? Help China and wave the rulebook at Russia | Ian Bond 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z While Russia views the Balkans as sitting within its sphere of influence, Farkas said, “even more important to Russia is the vague perception Russia is losing to Nato”. Montenegro's accession to Nato faces hurdle as US Senate session nears end 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Both Russia and China are expanding their spheres of influence without significant U.S. pushback. The Jury's Out on Obama's Terror Fight 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Nations far outside China’s regional sphere of influence are paying heed. Trump's election has China's former critics looking to it to defend globalization — willingly or not 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Castro’s alignment with the Soviet Union meant that the Cold War between the world’s superpowers, and the ideological battle between democracy and communism, had erupted in the United States’ sphere of influence. Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Bennell’s position at Crewe appears to have given him similar power and opportunity, but as the former England international David White affirmed this week, his sphere of influence appears to have spread throughout the north-west. Crewe Alexandra: how a football talent factory has been thrown into turmoil | Owen Gibson 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z But experts warn against “Yalta II” — a new Russian-American attempt to designate “spheres of influence” that would carve up the region. The Middle East has some questions for Donald Trump 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z His sphere of influence may be smaller, but the efficiency remains. Cristiano Ronaldo takes one last look at the Calderón as Zidane's legacy begins 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z In Moscow, President Vladimir Putin has expressed the desire to restore Russia's "sphere of influence" and may hope his new buddy in the White House will leave him to it. Baltic states fearful of Trump's Nato views - BBC News 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Their fear: that “sphere of influence” means subversion or attack or interference in elections in favour of pro-Kremlin candidates. The new special relationship: what does Putin want from Trump? 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z “Such a deal would be considered by Russia and President Putin as a political alibi to expand his sphere of influence in what he qualifies as his ‘near abroad’. Ex-Nato leaders call for extraordinary meeting with Donald Trump 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z We are seeing it in NATO, as Turkey and other Eastern European states are pulled towards Moscow’s sphere of influence. How Vladimir Putin played Obama 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z For Mielnikiewicz, it is the border countries, still grappling with Russia’s sphere of influence, that interest her most. Polish Photographer Justyna Mielnikiewicz Wins W. Eugene Smith Grant 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin’s fondest wish is for a U.S. president to recognize Eurasia as a 19th-century-style Russian sphere of influence. A President Trump could end the era of American global leadership 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The Kremlin will continue to destabilize Europe and entice former Soviet satellite states to come over to its sphere of influence. Vladimir Putin mops the floor with Obama, John Kerry in the Middle East 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z China, a rising superpower with five times India’s GDP, is quietly encroaching on India’s traditional sphere of influence, tying a “string of pearls” of alliances around the subcontinent. Guns and ghee 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Moscow still defines Uzbekistan as part of its broader regional sphere of influence and a strategic hub in what it calls “Greater Eurasia”. With Uzbekistan’s Dictator Dead, Russia Seeks to Extend its Influence 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Everybody remembers the Monroe Doctrine, jealously defending the U.S. sphere of influence in North and South America from European meddling. Obama’s foreign policy — all the surrender, none of the peace 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z From there, the Pathet Lao, backed by the Vietnamese Communists, basically sought to move Laos into a Communist sphere of influence. How Laos Tries to Balance Its Powerful Neighbors 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z The two great adversaries, together with the countries in their spheres of influence, were often called the First and Second Worlds. Enemies of my enemy may be war criminals: What does it mean when war hawks say “Never Trump”? 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Russia sees Ukraine, led by a Western-leaning government, as part of its sphere of influence. Russia to Conduct Military Drills Amid Ukraine Tensions 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Trump would likely grant Putin’s most cherished wish, which is to sit as an equal with the U.S. president, dividing up the world into spheres of influence. Putin would eat Trump’s lunch 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z The reasons there are about several million people of North African background in France is that they were colonized nations, when the French extended its sphere of influence in the 19th century. Nice Attack Brings a Difficult Question Into Focus: Why France? 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Instead, the alliance has expressed its willingness to embrace other territories Russia considers a part of its spheres of influence. ‘Brexit,’ Afghanistan, Russia and Other Surprises at the NATO Summit in Warsaw 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Drawing on the historical language of socialist-led utopia, the Chinese leader also said China would seek to help the international community but not seek spheres of influence. Xi urges Chinese Communist Party to embrace Marxist roots 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Among the factors propelling the relationship is China’s growing footprint in India’s traditional sphere of influence, including the Indian Ocean. India’s Narendra Modi Looks to Cement Bond With U.S. 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z Moscow seeks a coercive sphere of influence over neighbors and great power status beyond, but these goals are incompatible. Russia's Great Power Choice 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z For its part, Russia says it is simply trying to regain its rightful role on the world stage as a major power and reassert Moscow’s agenda in its rightful spheres of influence. L. TODD WOOD: Will the Trump military buildup come too late? 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Friday that Russia will act to "neutralize" the threats posed by recent American maneuvers in its sphere of influence. Putin Vows to 'Neutralize' Western Threats 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Mosul, for example, was originally assigned to the French sphere of influence. Sykes-Picot: The Centenary of A Deal That Did Not Shape the Middle East 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z “The folks it would be hitting on that broadcast would be outside our normal sphere of influence,” Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, said in an interview. Grateful Dead members hope to boost pot legalization on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z |
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