OP-ED. While the theory of spheres of influence is highly popular, four factors counterbalance it, writes the international systems expert in an op-ed for Le Monde. Laïdi describes a hybrid world ...

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 ...

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 ...