... provisions as well. The United States assumed the role of the unipolar power in the international arena after the end of the Cold War. The system predicated on mutual cooperation, legal practice, and the promotion of diplomacy and other channels of soft power extension that resulted after the end of the Second World War were no longer necessary. The United States no longer needed to, and, evidently, still does not need to, implement policy that is always concurrent with international law. So long ...
... exerting uncontested power at the expense of depriving the rest of the world of its voice in international politics. This strategy, though effective in the short-term in the securing of power and influence, ultimately cannot be sustained simply because all soft power capabilities are lost. The loss of legitimacy and credibility in diplomacy will not allow the powerful state to project its power in the long-term. Lastly, the leading state may choose to invest time and resources into generating a post-war,...
... at the level of state policy.
“The dialogue on information security among our countries should be viewed, first and foremost, as a space for joint efforts of our states, rather than a dividing factor. This dialogue can become a powerful tool of soft power in the international arena”, Anna Kuznetsova said.
The two-day discussion at the conference covered the prospects for economic, political and social cooperation within the framework of an information dialogue among the countries.
On April ...
A distinctive feature of current Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s foreign policy is his direct call to the Indian diaspora abroad. Every appearance he has made in the 18 months since he came to office – at Wembley Stadium in London, Madison Square Garden in New York and Dubai International Cricket Stadium; in Toronto, Kuala Lumpur, Paris and the Seychelles – has turned into a show, a kind of “Modi-mania”, with thousands of people chanting the Indian leader’s...
In his article “
Soft Power: Reality and Myth
”, Alexei Fenenko offers a discussion on the effectiveness of, and therefore the prospect for, Russia’s use of “soft power”. The term has become extremely fashionable of late, which makes you wonder ...
Invitation to discussion: response to Alexei Fenenko’s text
Invitation to discussion: response to
Alexei Fenenko’s text
After the collapse of the USSR, the West chose to pursue a “soft power” policy in the former Soviet countries by fuelling protest movements, hoping to increase its influence through democratization. Experts in “orange revolutions” linked to Western bureaucratic structures have formed a “new ...
... increased financing for relevant programs and funds. The second suggests learning to work not only with governments, but with civil society as well.
I would venture to suggest a third possible solution. The relatively poor performance of Russia in terms of soft power has not been due to insufficient funding, an incorrect strategy, or the incompetence of PR experts. The main reason appears to be the oversized assessment of the role of soft power in international relations. Meanwhile, the experience of the ...
On November 11, 2015, RIAC Deputy Program Director Timur Makhmutov was at international conference "
Soft Power and Culture Diplomacy in the 21st Century
" held by Russian University of Peoples' Friendship with participation of prominent experts and officials engaged in public diplomacy and development of international ties.
The speakers' list ...
... need to put an end to isolation, which is allegedly good for Russia, and so on. The United States in the most active of the external players in Armenia. Thus, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the key vehicle of American “soft power” in the world, had an official budget of $23 million in 2014. In 2015, it was increased to $27 million
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Alexander Skakov:
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: March Madness
However, we cannot rule out politicization ...
... of the Third World caused a reconsideration of foreign policy instruments as well, from the less-justified methods of direct force to mediated influence through setting an example and using persuasion.
Fifteen years later this would be called "soft power," but at the time, it was packed into a third, humanitarian "basket" of the Helsinki process.
The main deal involved exactly that — the Soviet Union agreed to the "third basket" and formal adherence to human rights ...
