The EU has even more leverage.

The more money a country puts into the pool of resources, the more influence it gets.

This means that economists and other thought leaders can exert much influence for good or ill.

Britain in the Wilderness

If a trilateral Northeast Asian FTA can be concluded, the three countries would be able to generate more market demand domestically at a time of weak demand from the West, and would gain greater influence in the global political economy.

US influence in Burma is unlikely to outweigh that of increasingly powerful Asian neighbors.

Closer European cooperation would give the EU greater leverage when dealing not only with suppliers like Russia, but also with other consumers like the United States and Asia s emerging economies.

With influence must come accountability.

No Country for Young Oligarchs

Finland fell into the Soviet sphere.

That era of strategic rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union gave way to one in which the US possessed far greater power than any other country and enjoyed an unprecedented degree of influence.

He possesses more influence than power.

The Romans also exerted influence on the Persian Gulf.

Russia has had centuries of influence in the Middle East and Central Asia, much of which used to be incorporated in the Russian and Soviet empires.

Medvedev s statement should end speculation about whether he is running, yet it keeps the suspense alive regarding Putin, whose influence is far greater than that of Russia s meek president.

The White Moors are a light skinned Berber people who speak Arabic.

Developments in these countries during the postcommunist years marked a gradual change from Russian to European influence, but that is not irreversible.

The party then hemorrhaged influential members, particularly in the north.

In Iraq, free elections have revealed the enormous influence of Islamist currents.

This confederation, under French influence, put an end to the Holy Roman Empire.

When China s labor intensive industries emerge from their metamorphosis, we should expect to see firms that are larger, that invest more in product innovation and design, and that hold more sway over business and trade policies.

Here, the West Europeans play a major role, because they are greatly overrepresented on the IMF s executive board and, despite all entreaties, simply refuse to consolidate their seats in order to give emerging markets significantly more influence.

Asia s new clout holds tremendous promise.

Here India has been slow to join the struggle for influence.

As it stands, India and China are openly competing for influence in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

Over time, enhanced influence will enable him to get more things done.

Overlapping spheres of influence and frozen conflicts could again cause major conflict.

That influence is bolstered by the electoral rules inherent bias in favor of powerful parties.

Parma was under French influence after the Peace of Aachen (1748).

Arab artistic influence in Sicily mirrors the Lombard influence in the Mezzogiorno.

Still, China s inevitable bid for greater influence in the Middle East means that countries like India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Turkey and others will also need to become proactive in creating a regional security structure that protects their national interests.

The purpose of influence is not to build your ego, or your net worth.

Japan recognized the link between political clout and science in the 1980 s.

They concern disputes over territory, political power, definitions of rights, and distribution of wealth.

But America s dwindling leverage cannot match the influence of the region s axis of evil.

America s influential Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also was established under Nixon.

China s current international influence likely outstrips its desire or capacity.

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