I believe that finding the balance of drones would be putting a limit on how many drones a country can use at one time. I'm not sure on the other 2 questions.
Sphere of influence an outside claims trading privileges and protectorate have their own government
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The French who had direct contact with the Americans were able to successfully implement Enlightenment ideas into a new political system. The National Assembly in France even used the American Declaration of Independence as a model when drafting the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen in 1789
