In the run up to barack obama 's visit to japan on november 13th , the administration has at times treated its strongest ally in the region with the sort of bossiness that the dpj came to power vowing to stand up to .
When it comes to the lisbon treaty , swedes are wary of anything that smacks of eu bossiness , or a power-grab by big countries ( though mr reinfeldt has also called sweden the world 's smallest superpower ) .