That enabled the United States to extend its sphere of influence and, in some cases, to place foreign governments under its control.
At a time when Russia was trying to extend its sphere of influence, supporting Lukashenko was seen "as the lesser evil", Forbrig said, although added there was no evidence this was an effective policy.
The vote has also become a test between determination by Russia to extend its sphere of influence to the Adriatic Sea and a campaign by the European Union and the United States to stabilize the Balkans.
Like a superpower, Microsoft has good reason to defend, even extend, its sphere of influence: what the firm calls its "ecosystem .Until recently, Microsoft excelled in an extreme form of unilateralism.
The ISE is still state-owned, and like the WSE has not managed to extend its sphere of influence much, apart from stakes in the exchanges of Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan.
To conservatives like Mr. Fukuyama, government wore out people's trust by extending its sphere of actions beyond essential functions like national defense to thorny social problems like poverty and racial injustice, which were much harder to solve through government action.
As the king stood aloof, the Catholic and Utraquist factions of the Bohemian estates concluded an agreement at Kutná Hora (March 1485) that reaffirmed the compacts, recognized the existing religious divisions in Bohemia, and forbade attempts by either party to extend its sphere of influence at the expense of the other.
Several see the move as marking a significant stage in Moscow's plans to extend its sphere of influence, and warn that Europe and the US must brace themselves to resist further Russian expansionism.
To conclude it is clear that China's participation in the counter piracy operations is owing to the impact it had on its maritime economic security and consequently its desire to extend its influence well beyond its sphere of influence.
