American influence is not what it used to be.

Alaska itself is an unusual state.

The problem is that Islam does not have a pope, so there's no one guy to say, 'This isn't kosher'...Not that he would.

Having your fiscal house in order and having a more manageable macro-economic future is going to be very useful in creating growth.

In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors.

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.

Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.