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Trump's sphere of influence quest is sloppy, self-sabotage

Great powers have historically sought regional sway but the president's Venezuela and Greenland gambits risk anything but ...
The “spheres of influence” frame doesn’t fit. Trump isn’t carving up the world with rival powers, each staying in their lane.
Outside polling stations guarded by armed police, an upbeat music video urging people to take part in the election plays on repeat. But there’s little enthusiasm for the vote in Yangon, one of Myanmar ...
President Vladimir Putin has called the Soviet Union's collapse "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe" of the 20th century. Since he came to power in 1999, Putin has tried to exercise influence over ...
Trump’s new foreign policy leans toward recognizing spheres of influence, departing from past interventionism and potentially avoiding future great power conflicts, especially with China, if handled ...
In response to the 2025 US National Security Strategy, Japan needs to develop its own defence capabilities and expand access ...
"Attempting to reorganize the world around spheres of influence is a recipe for disaster. Trump’s Venezuela intervention has ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Supporters of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) wave flags of the United Arab Emirates and of the STC, ...
Carving out a sphere of influence or creating geopolitical confrontation will not make a country safer, still less bring ...
The US’ Venezuela intervention, as well as its recent military strikes in Africa and the Middle East, decreases its bandwidth ...