2 examples from yesterday's newspaper of contemporary major power competition filtering into the domestic politics of smaller states:
1. Maldives: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/world/asia/maldives-election-india-china.html?searchResultPosition=1
2. Niger: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/01/world/africa/russian-flags-west-africa-niger.html?searchResultPosition=1

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