hard power is the use of military and economic means to influence the behavior or interests of other political bodies. This form of political power is...

particularly in international politics), soft power is the ability to co-opt rather than coerce (in contrast with hard power). It involves shaping the preferences...

for power that is perceived as legitimate or socially approved by the social structure. Scholars have distinguished between soft power and hard power. In...

In international relations, the term smart power refers to the combination of hard power and soft power strategies. It is defined by the Center for Strategic...

power is defined in several different ways. Material definitions of state power emphasize economic and military power. Other definitions of power emphasize...

extending of power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic...

significantly broader than a state's immediate area). Even states with sizable hard power assets (such as a large standing army) may only be able to exert limited...

body upon another of lesser military and/or economic power. Hard power contrasts with soft power, which comes from diplomacy, culture and history. Many...

the world. While soft power as a concept can be summarized as "get others to do your bidding" without resorting to hard power, it has been argued that...

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politics, the terms are respectively analogous to the concepts of soft and hard power. A political example of a carrot may be the promise of foreign aid or...

respectively) rather than their strategic and hard power capabilities (i.e., the lack of permanent seats and veto power on the UN Security Council or strategic...

projection of state power in democratic countries, policies that cannot be described[by whom?] as either hard power or soft power.[need quotation to verify]...

Rock Hard Power Spray was a Danish rock band from Odense, that was founded in 2004 and consisted of Frederik Valentin, Mattias Hundebøll, Ask Fogh, and...

Nye defined soft power as the ability of a country to persuade others to do what it wants without force or coercion. Unlike hard power, which involves...

Unilateralism as first course of action can be viewed as an act of aggression or hard power, unilateral sanctions violate the United Nations Charter and inhibit development...

thought, viewed war as an act of statecraft and gave strong emphasis on hard power. Clausewitz felt that armed conflict was inherently one-sided, where typically...

all about power, be it military or diplomatic. When a state does not have the sources to defend itself, it means that it lacks hard power, for example...

Japan was no longer able to employ hard power through its military. As a result, it cultivated and pioneered soft power as its approach to its position on...

methodology is considered outdated, however, as he only takes into account "hard" power factors and indicators such as steel production no longer have the same...

June Teufel Dreyer, "[a] superpower must be able to project its power, soft and hard, globally". In his book Superpower: Three Choices for America's Role...

response to the limitations of hard power, some countries, including India, have increasingly incorporated soft power into their foreign policy, particularly...

power theory, states, motivated primarily by their desire for survival and security, will develop and implement military capabilities and hard power mechanisms...

power for the People's Republic of China in a 2010 article on Noopolitik in the Global Times: Soft power is the power of making people love you. Hard...

the rest of the world. Nye describes "hard" and "soft" power and asserts that maintaining and maximizing soft power is fundamental to keeping the U.S. in...

Die Hard is a 1988 American action thriller film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza based on the 1979 novel Nothing...

guitarists began experimenting with hard rock elements such as driving rhythms, distorted guitar solos and power chords in the 1950s, evident in the work...

international law. The policy emphasizes the need to convert "hard" power and "soft" power into "smart" power. Hynd, Steve (June 23, 2009). "Progressive Realism...

Die Hard is an American action film series and media franchise that originated with Roderick Thorp's 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever. All five films revolve...

Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour is the ongoing seventh headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish, in support of her third studio...