Informal empire, far from being distinctive and separate from formal empire, is often bound up with formal imperial interests.

The exact reasons for Belcher's dismissal have been a recurring subject of scholarly interest, due to the many colonial, imperial, and political factors at play.

Fifty years ago the region seemed critical to British imperial interests.

The Second World War was both a war between different imperial interests and of people fighting for their independence.

Thus imperial Austrian interests disappeared from India.

Many of them graduated from grammar schools and became administrative workers for the British imperial interest in the country.

Its findings with regard to this man will surely suit Trantor's imperial interests.

Keeping these groups united was essential for political balance in Iraq and for British imperial interests.

They had their own imperial interests.

The only real requirement was that the mansa knew he could trust this individual to safeguard imperial interests.