power-brokering

Turkey is as much at ease with the US, Russia and China as it is with Iran, Brazil and India, and has redefined the possibilities of global diplomacy as it inserts itself proactively into power-brokering conflicts the world around.

Sharmine Narwani: The New Middle East Narrative -- Is Washington in or Out? Sharmine Narwani 2011

Turkey is as much at ease with the US, Russia and China as it is with Iran, Brazil and India, and has redefined the possibilities of global diplomacy as it inserts itself proactively into power-brokering conflicts the world around.

Sharmine Narwani: The New Middle East Narrative -- Is Washington in or Out? Sharmine Narwani 2011

He is General Omar Suleiman, the intelligence chief who saved his president in an assassination attempt, and has since been involved in all Egypt's power-brokering, in Israel and elsewhere.

Egypt: Desert storm | Editorial 2011

Davis essentially ditched the traditional scriptures of Alabama electoral politics, refusing to seek the endorsements of local African American groups out of the — perhaps noble, but certainly damaging — belief that the days of power-brokering were over.

Act Like A Democrat In A Democratic Primary « 2010

Turkey is as much at ease with the US, Russia and China as it is with Iran, Brazil and India, and has redefined the possibilities of global diplomacy as it inserts itself proactively into power-brokering conflicts the world around.

Sharmine Narwani: The New Middle East Narrative -- Is Washington in or Out? Sharmine Narwani 2011

The Dallas Morning News found evidence that Perry's investment was enhanced by a series of professional courtesies and personal favors from friends, campaign donors and the head of a Texas family with a rich history of political power-brokering.

Noelle Bell: Governor Perry Caught in Explosive Dirty Deals Scandal 2010

Davis essentially ditched the traditional scriptures of Alabama electoral politics, refusing to seek the endorsements of local African American groups out of the -- perhaps noble, but certainly damaging -- belief that the days of power-brokering were over.

The Artur Davis Lesson: Act Like A Democrat In A Democratic Primary 2010

It's as much about the invite-only dinner and after-party as it is about the power-brokering.

Nicole Garton: Gagosian Gallery Opens in Paris, Part 1 Nicole Garton 2010

With the support of former House majority leader Tom DeLay, early Christian Coalition director Ralph Reed, anti-tax activist Grover Norquist and associate Michael Scanlon, Abramoff -- and others named and unnamed -- formed a mini-empire of power-brokering under the guise of preserving God, country and the free market.

Ann Hornaday on 'Iron Man 2' and 'Casino Jack and the United States of Money' 2010

Religion's track record of power-brokering and atrocity is every bit as integral as its history of giving voice to our moral instincts and sense of wonder.

Valerie Tarico: Ugandan Atrocity: Perversion of Religion or the Real Deal? 2010