These key post-Cold War allies also saw it as a tangible expression of the U.S. commitment to their security in the face of assiduous Russian efforts to reassert a sphere of influence that would turn the clock back, reestablishing in some form their unhappy status under the Kremlin's thumb.
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If the M23 then struck a deal involving special privileges, Rwanda would acquire, through its unofficial alliance with the M23, a wider sphere of influence in an area rich in minerals.
Still, Russia sees the EU as a competitor in its sphere of influence and reacts fiercely to any interference, such as Belarus being told that recognising South Ossetia and Abkhazia would hurt its prospects with the EU. That the summit was followed by a conference on Nabucco, a gas pipeline meant to bypass Russia in the south, was just another irritation.
The First Lady, the official hostess of the White House, can support a variety of issues her role, but the sphere of influence each woman has shifts depending on the term.
The alliance is racked by internal divisions, and each faction seems to be backed by a neighbouring power intent on creating its own sphere of influence in Afghanistan.
Many political analysts doubt that Honduras will remain a member of ALBA. What Honduras's membership in ALBA reveals is the power and persistence of Chavez to entice, seduce, and ultimately win over a longtime American ally in order to expand his sphere of influence in Central and South America.
If this issue and other grievances become part of a wider bargaining scene, the Iranians may try to get the Americans to acknowledge an Iranian sphere of influence in Iraq, which the Americans remain loth to do.
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He had spoken to his employees, and a few industry groups, before, but had never ventured outside of this narrow sphere of influence.
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During the initial reaction to a PR crisis, it is vitally important to ensure that, although it is a challenge in the Internet age to exert any control over the general discourse, communications within your sphere of influence are tightly controlled.
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