The Romans also exerted influence on the Persian Gulf.

Britain in the Wilderness

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

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.

With influence must come accountability.

No Country for Young Oligarchs

Finland fell into the Soviet sphere.

But Cuba s influence on the old FMLN leadership remains intact.

The EU has even more leverage.

He possesses more influence than power.

This means a strategy based on political leverage not a threat of military intervention or regime change.

The pace of the decline of Western influence seems to have accelerated over the past decade.

Many Afghans complain that armed strongmen continue to dominate their local communities.

The border dispute remains unsettled, and both countries vie for influence in neighboring states such as Myanmar.

They outlined a national strategy in which world influence was understood to flow from scientific leadership.

Nevertheless, China s leverage over North Korea is in part illusory.

Spain s influence is, to a large extent, a result of its national self confidence.

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.

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

Other presidential appointees exert considerable influence on firms, industries, or the entire economy.

Confused and self absorbed, Europe is not in the best position to wield influence.

Indeed, this vision of international relations clearly rests on building influence through military power.

Many pointed to the long and tragic civil war as an example of external powers struggling for power through Lebanese actors.

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

A harrowing predilection for the uses of force had become commonplace, with an equal distaste for the alternative forms of influence.

Each agency has its role, but they also tend to squabble over turf rather than cooperate.

The waning influence of Istanbul in the Gulf forced it to make concessions without much to gain in return.

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.

To prevent this inefficient trade off, governments should tie central bankers hands by insulating them from political influence.

Iran and Saudi Arabia have long challenged each other for geopolitical influence in the region, most recently during the 'proxy war' in Yemen.

China has more influence over Burma s ruling generals than any other country.

The delay is significant, because Kuwaitis are unaccustomed to this kind of parliamentary influence.

For example, from United States comes the influence of taste for baseball, US style fast food, and current architectural constructions.

Asia s new clout holds tremendous promise.

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.

As costs surge, Chinese producers are seeking higher value, new niches, and more influence over policymaking.

There were also influential entrepreneurs and business organizations that were actively involved in the decision making process.

Growing fears of Catholic influence at court led the English Parliament to introduce a new Test Act in 1673.