... agreement would have to be debated in the South African parliament, which could lead to the liberal and pro-Western Democratic Alliance launching another wave of criticism against such plans.
Second,
Russia has indicated its willingness to invest in soft power instruments for promoting cooperation with countries on the African continent. In particular, the number of South African students who will study in Russian universities at the expense of the federal budget is to be significantly
increased
...
It’s not an ideological war, but rather a soft power battle
There has been a blame game between Washington and Beijing regarding the source of the COVID-19. As stated by the
Guardian
and
China Daily
, President Donald Trump and other American officials, have labelled Covid-19 the “Chinese ...
... forward in July 2019 on developing contacts with foreign and international organizations and bringing in foreign citizens) clearly hinder our ability to improve work in this area, rather than help it.
6. What changes are needed in the mechanisms of using soft power?
2015
: It sometimes appears that with regard to "soft power," we are moving not forward, but back to the tried and familiar, although archaic and often openly counterproductive, patterns of Soviet times. The question arises about ...
... monitoring equipment, including unmanned aerial vehicles and radar locators used primarily to protect borders and critical facilities.
Andrey Kortunov:
“Seven Capital Vices” of China in Africa: How Capital Are They Really?
Russian Know-How and “Soft Power”
For Africa, it is important to develop cooperation with foreign partners who are willing to share new technologies, as well as to deliver these technologies and implement them on the African continent, thus promoting industrial and human ...
... society, arguing that moral, intellectual, ethical and cultural hegemony—as distinct from domination—fought for and established precisely on the plane of civil society, was the only guarantee of prevailing over the enemy. Prof. Joseph Nye’s ‘soft power’ is an unacknowledged, much belated, and greatly oversimplified derivative of Gramscian ‘hegemony’.
A drastic demolition of an earlier network of trenches and apparatuses of para-state nature has given rise to a deficit of “hybrid power”....
... accelerate innovation processes and increase labor productivity. In the meantime, the development of human capital can enhance not only the rate of Russia’s domestic economic progress but also the efficiency of its foreign economic policy, including its “soft power” strategy.
In the past few years the government has increasingly emphasized the need to develop human capital. This area of economic transformation is viewed as one of the most promising ways to accelerate innovation processes and increase ...
... humanitarian policy of the Russian Federation in the international arena. RIAC was represented by Timur Makhmutov, Deputy Director of Programs.
The following issues were discussed in the course of discussion: major obstacles to the effective use of Russia's “soft power” tools in international affairs and proposals for the development of a regulatory framework providing for the humanitarian vector of Russian foreign policy.
On March 14, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) with the support from the Embassy of Turkey to Russia held a round table discussion with Numan Kurtulmuş, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, on soft and smart power in Russia-Turkey relations.
On March 14, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) with the support from the Embassy of Turkey to Russia held a round table discussion with Numan Kurtulmuş, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, on soft and smart power in...
As long as Russia’s soft power strategy focuses on targeting ‘what to think’ over ‘how to think’, Russia will remain the second or even third best option in the Middle East
The historical and contemporary setting of the Middle East has had much to do with the ...
According to the “The Soft Power 30” index published on June 14, Russia made it to the 27th place. Jonathan McClory admits that it can be quite surprising. However, he argues that Russia is a diplomatic powerhouse with unique capabilities. Seems Russian soft power has ...
