Given the disarray in the West right now, Putin will try to further expand his sway.
The war, they contend, sucked American time and resources from other parts of the world, allowing China to expand its sway throughout much of the Pacific Rim.
But some in both parties worry that China will move to fill the economic vacuum as America looks inward, and will expand its sway over Asia and beyond.
Backed by Washington, top oil exporter Saudi Arabia worries that the Shi'ite Muslim Houthis are a proxy for arch-rival Iran to expand its sway in the Saudis' backyard.
Control over them would greatly expand Beijing's sway in Eurasia and make it feel more confident vis-à-vis Washington.
But Mr Sadr, the scion of probably the most important clerical house in Iraq, is unlikely to accept anything less than a formal say in government and that, despite the fine words, Mr Allawi will not give.Meanwhile, Mr Sadr is trying to expand the area under his sway, benefiting from a truce that spares him intrusive American raids and avoids overt confrontation.
With interest rates already extremely low, it is unlikely to sway corporate executives to expand and hire more employees.
Contemporary terrorist groups, Mr. Bobbitt shows, are far less concerned with the death of innocents than their predecessors; they are not seeking to sway public opinion, but to expand their domain of terror.
A few are throwing in additional punitive measures to rewrite the Constitution to deny citizenship to American children, make English "official," expand deportation, and do worse in an effort to sway voters.
The proposals, which also expand Sisi's control over the judiciary and give the military greater sway in political affairs, were approved by 531 of the 554 lawmakers who voted, well over the two-thirds majority required.
While the militias have recently expanded with vigor, their sway in various parts of Rio, especially on the city's western fringe, is not new.
