regional dominance
Area-wide power control
Regional dominance is control or superior influence over a geographic area.
The term appears in geopolitics, where nations seek regional dominance over neighboring territories, and in business, where companies achieve regional dominance before expanding nationally.
In ecology, it describes a species that prevails over others in a particular habitat: The invasive plant achieved regional dominance within a decade.
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- great powerInternationally dominant nation-state
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- iron fistBrutal autocratic rule
- soft powerInfluence through appeal
strong arm · monopoly · sovereignty · border · deterrence · sphere of influence · jurisdiction · resource extraction · territorial disputes · land grab · occupation · carving up · annexation · client state · military bases · autocracy · buffer zones · air superiority
regional dominancebalance of power
Equal distribution of influence
collective security · multipolarity · power sharing · regional cooperation