Nations with vast oil wealth gaining clout

Posted by Matt in July 17th, 2008

Some autocratic governments are challenging U.S. policies and silencing domestic dissent. But their increased spending raises the risk of inflation, which could erode popular support.

But some of the most obvious effects are in countries whose leaders are most hostile to the United States: Venezuela’s populist President Hugo Chavez, Iran’s stringent Islamic rulers and Russia’s growing autocracy.

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[Countries link to CIA Factbook. States link to Wikipedia.]

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