Soft Power

Opinion – The Concept of Soft Power and AI

Daniele Carminati • Oct 19 2024 • Articles

AI’s understanding of soft power shows insightful and concerning developments at once.

Thinking Global Podcast – Evie Aspinall

E-International Relations • Jul 2 2024 • Features

In the second part of our 2024 UK General Election series, Evie Aspinall speaks about British foreign relations, soft power, and the foreign policy proposals of the parties.

The Securitization of Chinese Soft Power

Alfredo Zeli • Mar 26 2024 • Articles

If soft power is a marker of globalization, then this force of globalization appears to be subordinated to the diverging and conflicting interests of nation-states in an anarchic system.

Thinking Global Podcast – Joseph S. Nye Jr.

E-International Relations • Jan 22 2024 • Features

Joseph S. Nye Jr. speaks about his latest book ‘A Life In The American Century’, soft power, IR theory, US foreign policy, the war in Gaza, and more.

Interview – Simon Chadwick

E-International Relations • Jul 2 2023 • Features

Simon Chadwick explores the notion of a geopolitical economy of sport, the impact of Covid-19 and emerging multipolarity, and assesses the next World Cup and Olympics.

Queen Elizabeth II’s Soft Power and Britain’s Place in a Post-Elizabethan Age

Richard J. Cook and Alaric Searle • Oct 16 2022 • Articles

With much of Britain’s hard power diminished, a loss of soft power as it was exercised by Queen Elizabeth II, may well be bad news for Britain.

Is South Korea the New Quintessential Representation of Soft Power?

Daniele Carminati • Sep 18 2022 • Articles

South Korea’s extraordinary ascent is unlikely to be a temporary phenomenon, but the political direction of its soft power is yet to be determined.

The State of Japan’s Soft Power After the 2020 Olympics

Daniele Carminati • Aug 13 2022 • Articles

In a difficult period in which borders are being shut and dialogue and negotiations are less and less present, Japan’s foreign policy should be aimed at connecting.

Opinion – The Status of China’s Confucius Institutes in American Universities

Craig R. Myers • Oct 27 2021 • Articles

Regardless of the context, the PRC’s PR professionals did not need an office on American campuses as Great Power competition moves beyond the soft power stage.

Review – Power Politics in Africa

Adeleke Olumide Ogunnoiki • Oct 26 2021 • Features

By considering the hegemonic rivalry of Nigeria and South Africa, including their hard and soft power capabilities, this edited volume provides a much needed contribution to African perspectives on IR.

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