Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 47 counterpoint 47 ally 45 launching pad 44 conduit 43 hegemony 42 superpower 41 springboard 40 mouthpiece 40 protector 40 allies 39 heft 39 stepping stone 38 figurehead 38 clout 38 deterrent 37 counteract 36 legitimize 36 linchpin 36 precursor 36 reassert 36 lever 36 placate 36 spoiler 36 catalyst 35 pillar 35 metaphor 35 militarily 35 prelude 35 shield 35 influence 35 antidote 35 adversary 35 destabilizing 35 backdrop 34 rapprochement 34 prop 34 powerhouse 34 bastion 34 levers 34 nudge 34 buffer 34 undercut 34 guarantor 34 supplant 34 foil 34 underpinning 33 enabler 33 backer 33 countering 33 democracies 33 hard liners 33 embodiment 33 restrain 33 focal point 33 adjunct 33 surrogate 33 tandem 33 imperialism 32 sway 32 imperialist 32 forerunner 32 propping 32 impetus 32 barometer 32 foothold 32 impediment 32 as 32 insulate 32 destabilize 32 cautionary tale 32 hardliners 32 leaning 31 secular 31 restraining 31 backbone 31 adversaries 31 hub 31 reminder 31 exert 31 reformers 31 flexing 31 puppet 31 topple 31 fodder 31 appease 31 strategically 31 heir apparent 31 overbearing 31 wedge 31 authoritarian 31 hawks 31 galvanize 31 rein 31 lightning rod 31 launch pad 31 centerpiece 31 wield 30 irritant 30 alliances 30 bully 30 bellwether