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Recent Examples of client state
The Kremlin will fight to retain influence in Syria but the loss of its client state deals another blow to Putin.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Assad’s flight to Moscow following the swift collapse of his regime means more than just the loss of a client state for the Kremlin.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In the early stages of the Cold War, Hungary, a client state controlled by the USSR, rebelled, fueled by student demonstrations arguing for secession and freedom of speech.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
But Assad’s fall (and Russia’s indifference to the collapse of his regime) suggests that concern for Syria or any other client state has been subjugated by Putin to his overriding focus on dealing Ukraine a decisive defeat.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Assad’s flight to Moscow following the swift collapse of his regime means more than just the loss of a client state for the Kremlin.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In the early stages of the Cold War, Hungary, a client state controlled by the USSR, rebelled, fueled by student demonstrations arguing for secession and freedom of speech.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
But Assad’s fall (and Russia’s indifference to the collapse of his regime) suggests that concern for Syria or any other client state has been subjugated by Putin to his overriding focus on dealing Ukraine a decisive defeat.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for client state
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According to a 2024 analysis by the law firm Morgan Lewis, less than half of a percent of second requests were subject to settlement under the Biden administration, a sizable decrease from 1.04% during the first Trump administration and 1.42% during the second Obama administration.—
Ross Marchand,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
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So my feeling is that there was never any real attempt on the part of the U.S. to follow up on that and actually try to negotiate some kind of diplomatic settlement here.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.—
Lloyd Axworthy,
Foreign Affairs,
15 May 2024
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Somaliland became independent from Britain in 1960, a few days before Somalia, then a trust territory administered by Italy, gained its own sovereignty.—
Michael M. Phillips,
WSJ,
1 Feb. 2022
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Customers look at clothes advertising discounts of 80% or 70% in a supermarket in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, on June 9, 2025.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
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Carapaz was born in Carchi, one of Ecuador’s most remote and mountainous provinces, lying on its northern border with Colombia.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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Failure to acquire the additional capacity would mean HSBC’s return-to-office mandate could be dead on arrival, with thousands of staff unable to find desk space at the bank’s buildings.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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This constitutional challenge reflects broader national tensions over religious expression in public education, with the mandate previously receiving support from President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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The original promise of the Israeli state was to end, once and for all, the dependency and the powerlessness of an exilic people who had suffered antisemitic persecution for centuries—a dark history that reached its nadir in the Nazi death camps.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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Still, the country has a long way to go to cut its dependency on China in some key areas, Backeberg told CNBC.—
Sam Meredith,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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Persistent illiberalism in both erstwhile liberal democracies would strengthen similar political forces in other countries.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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This is essential to stop further erosion of the rule of law, the attack on democracy, and the threat of authoritarianism.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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The world of American soccer has a rare, priceless opportunity arriving a year from now: the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted largely on U.S. soil.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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After the piñas are added, the pit is blanketed with leaves from the agave plant and natural fibers, then covered with soil.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
17 June 2025
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Newsom is a potential Democratic Party presidential nominee in 2028. Democrats, partisan media and other critics of Trump are raising the spectre of diversion of our military from their proper constitutional roles, and even possible military dictatorship.—
Arthur Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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This brings me back to the conclusion that the Venezuelan dictatorship — perhaps Latin America’s biggest potential winner of a global oil price hike — along with Colombia and Mexico may get, at best, a brief respite if the Iran war disrupts world oil shipping lanes.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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