With the rise of the ʿAbbāsids the base for influence in the empire became international, emphasizing membership in the community of believers rather than Arab nationality.
Much more likely is that Russia sees them as a base for influence in Kiev, with the expectation that, as things settle down, Ukrainian politics will soon offer opportunities for Moscow to be an important player in that capital, as it has always been in the past; perhaps, in time, to be the dominant player.
Its purpose was described last year as being to "protect Yemen and its people from the aggression of the Houthi militias that are supported by regional powers whose goal is to establish hegemony over Yemen and to make it a base for its influence in the region".
Some have used Britain as a base for influencing their home countries' politics, through writing, lobbying or fund-raising.
He framed the civil war in Syria as an opportunity, a chance to strike at Iran. "Syria," Mr. Romney said, "is Iran's only ally in the Arab world," stressing the role the regime of Bashar al-Assad plays as Iran's base for extending its influence in the eastern Mediterranean.
"It's an impressive achievement that an outsider can have so much influence, and has even been given an institutional base for his influence".
The Bush Administration is prepared to take the calculated risk, to build a power base for Arab influence on a Cairo-Riyadh-Damascus axis, working with it for stability in the region and, potentially, progress on the Arab-Israeli front.
In sum, the DM defines a set of preferences about the requirements allocation, which are stored in a preference base responsible for influencing the search process.
But Honduras and the United States have had close relations for a long time: the Northern Triangle nation served as a base to counter Soviet influence in Latin America during the 1980s.
In 2005, she received the Stockholm World Water Prize for work on rainwater harvesting and for its policy influence in building paradigms for community based water management.
Despite Hungary's status as an EU and Nato member, Orbán has struck up warm relations with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, leading many to fear that Russia could be using Budapest as a base for spying and other influence operations in Europe.
