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'''America's backyard''' is a [[concept]] often used in [[political science]] and [[international relations]] contexts to refer to the [[sphere of influence]] of the [[United States]]. America's backyard is used to refer to the USA's traditional areas of dominance, especially [[Latin America]].
The term has recently been prominent in popular media with reference to threats to US [[national security]] (including Russian [[military exercises]] and Middle Eastern [[terrorism]]) used to contrast such threats at home with those on traditional fronts in [[Europe]] or the [[Middle East]].
In a less geopolitical context, America's Backyard is also used on occasion to refer to [[national parks]] and public lands in the US, as well as the American heartland more generally.
== "Backyard" versus "near abroad" ==
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| title = Philippe Droz-Vincent Vertiges de la puissance : le " moment américain " au Moyen-Orient Paris, La Découverte, 2007, 370 pages.| journal = Critique internationale| year = 2009}}</ref>
[[Martin Jacques]] refers to the Middle East as being under the US 'sphere of influence'. However this is being challenged by the presence and growth of [[Iran]], Russia, and China.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/883334381|title=When china rules the world : the end of the western world and the birth of a new global order|last=Jacques, Martin.|date=2014|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=9781101151457|oclc=883334381}}</ref>
===Other nations' backyards===
Both "[[wikt:backyard|backyard]]" and "[[near abroad]]" are increasingly used to refer to the immediate spheres of influence of other major powers, such as China and India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15393705 |title= China in Central Asia: Riches in the near abroad |accessdate=2010-02-28 |author=Almaty |date=2010-01-28 |publisher=[[The Economist]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100211051428/http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15393705| archivedate= 11 February 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GH24Df05.html |title= China's foot in India's door|accessdate=2010-02-28 |author=Tarique Niazi |date=2005-08-22 |publisher=[[Asia Times]]}}</ref> China's backyard has traditionally been [[Southeast Asia]].<ref name=":0" />
== Other related uses ==
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