Are spheres of influence making a comeback on the international stage? The concept lost relevance at the end of the Cold War but seems to be regaining interest with the return of Donald Trump to the ...

President Trump’s recent actions and statements suggest he might want an arrangement where the United States, China and Russia each dominate their sphere of influence. By Edward Wong Edward Wong ...

As the Goleta council considered the idea of expanding the city’s sphere of influence on September 17, a heated discussion broke out about just how much additional land a sphere should encompass. Was ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine was never simply a regional conflict. His illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 was the proof of concept for a broader Russian test of the so ...