Sentence examples for foreign policy clout from inspiring English sources

Kazakhstan's economic success and foreign policy clout are, in most cases, underestimated, while its dependence on Russia highly exaggerated.

With 15% of world gas reserves, Gazprom could undercut LNG prices and use its foreign policy clout to forestall alternate sources of supply from Central Asia, the Middle East, and other potential competitors.

TAMPA, Fla., Aug 29 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brought foreign policy clout to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, condemning what she described as a stark failure of leadership by President Barack Obama.

Britain is big outside as well as inside; it has bargaining power; it wields foreign-policy clout.

JUST as Poland's economy and foreign-policy clout have grown quietly but significantly, so its banking system has become one of Europe's little-known star performers.

The EU's foreign-policy clout is weakened because its big member states still tend to go their own way, most spectacularly over Iraq.

Abroad, an activist foreign policy brought new clout and new criticism.

But Schulz said Europe needs Britain's foreign policy experience and clout, open-market policies and its trade track record if it wants to "shape the future world order" and maintain strong security.

Commissioners' offices are like a five-star IKEA design: all pale wood floors, tasteful sofas and modern art.The biggest and grandest building is the European Parliament, where MEPs talk a lot about foreign policy but have little clout.

Over the past two decades, as the military has come to dominate America's presence overseas and U.S. foreign policy itself, the institutional clout of State, U.S.A.I.D., and other civilian agencies has eroded.

Together we can fashion a foreign policy that really does have clout.