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The United States has increasingly projected itself as a global bully, treating weaker nations as fair game for regime change by force — simply to assert power and dominance.
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Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
China’s ruling Communist Party claims Taiwan as its territory, despite having never controlled it, and has vowed to annex the island, by force if necessary.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
The pressure is backed by force.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
But Maduro’s defiance set in motion the final phase of a secret and risky plan to evict him by force.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
China’s ruling Communist Party claims Taiwan as its territory, despite having never controlled it, and has vowed to annex the island, by force if necessary.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
The pressure is backed by force.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
But Maduro’s defiance set in motion the final phase of a secret and risky plan to evict him by force.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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