The “spheres of influence” frame doesn’t fit. Trump isn’t carving up the world with rival powers, each staying in their lane.
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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 ...
Antony Blinken has been warning that if major powers carve the globe into exclusive zones of control, the result will not be ...
"Attempting to reorganize the world around spheres of influence is a recipe for disaster. Trump’s Venezuela intervention has ...
Trump’s return to the Greenland question is the clearest signal that this is no longer rhetorical theatre. What was mocked in 2019 as a real-estate fantasy now carries an unmistakably harder edge. His ...
China will need to reassess its investment in Venezuela and its understanding of US foreign policy under Trump.
Goleta City Councilman Kyle Richards speaks during a discussion Tuesday to pursue designating certain areas outside city boundaries to be under the city’s sphere of influence. Richards says the city ...