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...

Soft Power is a musical (also referred to by its authors as a "play with a musical") with book and lyrics by David Henry Hwang and music and additional...

The soft power of China is the indirect and non-military influence of the People's Republic of China that can be observed outside the country around the...

Italian soft power, the capacity of Italy to influence other countries and cultures without using coercive means has evolved and changed over time with...

ability to use soft power to achieve its objectives by influencing other actor's choices and populations’ views towards it. Qatar's soft power is mostly manifested...

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...

well as diplomatic and soft power influence. Traditionally, superpowers are preeminent among the great powers. While a great power state is capable of exerting...

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

as well. Scholars have distinguished the differences between soft power and hard power. In a now-classic study (1959), social psychologists John R. P...

characteristically possess military and economic strength, as well as diplomatic and soft power influence, which may cause middle or small powers to consider the great...