Larger countries are again using their advantages in military force, economic leverage, and diplomacy to secure spheres of influence—that is, geographic areas over which a state exerts economic, military, and political control without necessarily exercising formal sovereignty.
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Monica Duffy Toft,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Mar. 2025
And he is supported by a political dynasty that still exerts authority up and down the country.
That especially applies when the team has a good young backup in Isaiah Likely.
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Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
This article was generated by the Kansas City Star Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes structured information from TomTom and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom.
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Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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