The show has some 30 Rascals songs but also finds time to explore their influence on more than music.

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Mr Erdogan's AK party, he adds, has also begun to embrace Islam more firmly at home, suggesting some influence of religious ideology over foreign policy.

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China has also started playing a larger international role, competing for influence in some of the world's most important energy basins.

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Lord Ashcroft's dealings in Belize have also generated controversy in the past, with some politicians in the central American country having suggested an influence that has been far from healthy.

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