As voters wield more and more influence on policy, leaders may have a tougher time avoiding cross-border squabbles.
"But the educated people are the people who make the policy decisions and have the most influence, so I think it is significant, " said Zorkic.
Perhaps because they are fearful of losing influence over White House policy, mayors have become actively involved in presidential politics, co-ordinating fundraising efforts for the 2000 elections.
And none of them is likely to have a meaningful influence on policy in the coming years.
Scotland may not have much more influence on monetary policy in a currency union than if it just unilaterally adopted sterling, the authors suggested.
Americans consistently say that the media have more influence on their views of foreign policy than religion does.
When independent experts who are free from conflicts of interest come together in good faith to study an issue, they can have a profound and constructive influence on government policy.
But the resurgence of the Democrats will nevertheless have a profound influence on the direction of American foreign policy, given the party's strong disagreements with the Bush doctrine.
The mystery of all this new-found influence on policy is that Tony Blair, with his huge majority, does not have to do anything for Mr Ashdown at all.
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Critics have alleged that Mr. Riady sought to influence U.S. policy toward Indonesia.
Two kinds of policy in particular have been proved to have a big effect on poverty, aside from their influence on overall growth.
Perhaps not surprisingly, their discussions have gravitated to how the Internet and social media can be used to influence policy and drive the quickened uptake of climate best practices globally.
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