What does IOP stand for?

Instrument of Power

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Military and Government

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Samples in periodicals archive:

And instead of turning to voters and urging them to demand their right to be properly represented in the government cabinet, the prime instrument of power, majority leaders have started playing by the rules of their adversaries.

The Majority Fails before "Rights"

The MRF kept a low profile until June 25 when its leader Ahmed Dogan was filmed saying that he was the instrument of power in Bulgaria and took all decisions about what money went where.

Emotions, no ideas: the campaign for the July 5 elections was ...

of Glasgow) argue that popular music also can have a negative side in its ability to be used as an instrument of power and a mobilizer of violence.

Dark side of the tune; popular music and violence

military in action that manages to also offer provocative thoughts on how the military instrument of power can most effectively be used in the future.

Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts

The economic instrument of power refers to a strong domestic and international economy, with free access to global markets, resulting in the improved general welfare of our people.

The United States and Mexico enhanced military cooperation

SECRECY: 'Gordon has played the denial of information as an instrument of power.

Will Macavity's 'Stalinist' tactics work inside No 10?

Use-of-force doctrines, then, appear to lie somewhere between presidential and joint doctrine: they are specific to the military instrument of power but should serve as guides that, coupled with the strategist's judgment, assist in determining if and how one should apply force as part of a military strategy.

The US national security strategy of 2002: a new use-of-force ...

Funny, tho', it's the one dance album that I can listen to over and over--Jewel's pipes are among the loveliest around, proving their emergence as an instrument of power and beauty on 2001's This Way was no fluke.

Jewel, 0304