> I must admit these are not my preferred terms. But, broadly speaking, they
> usually refer to the intentions and abilities of governments to influence
> and/or direct other governments. For example, the US is imperialist in
> relation to most countries, including both Australia and Papua New Guinea,
> whereas Australia is imperialist only in relation to Papua New Guinea.
US weilds enormous influence, but there are limits to what even US can do. e.g. US is still looking for Bin Laden and Mullah Omar in one small corner of the world, almost two years after 9/11. US is not omnipotent.
Ulhas