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→What they are and why they exist
==What they are and why they exist==
==What they are and why they exist==
Spheres of influence are assertions of an exclusive right to supervise or participate in deciding the alignments and affairs of another nation or nations in relation to still other nations either in general or in specific domains. As such they are manifestations of international contention between peers. They can be formal or informal and defensive or domineering. [[Elitism|Elites]] in the [[society|societies]] within them tend to learn the [[language]] of their sphere’s dominant nation, to assimilate its [[industrial]] and [[military]] standards as well as its [[cultural]] and [[commercial]] practices, to send their [[children]] to study in its [[education]]al [[institution]]s, and to prefer its goods and services over those of its rivals.
==Western hemisphere==
==Western hemisphere==