Soft Power and the Public Diplomacy Revisited
Soft power is the ability to affect others to obtain the outcomes one wants through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion or payment.
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The Historic Alliance between the United States and Europe
Maintaining U.S. leadership in the NATO Alliance and sustaining the critical relationship between the U.S.
Xi and Trump Miss Their Chance
A successful US-Japan agreement on structural reforms three decades ago could potentially serve as a useful model for the current China-US trade negotiations.
America’s Corruption Is a National Security Threat
If they’ve been paying attention, Americans have received some rude wake-up calls in recent years. What unpleasant news do these messages convey?
Violence Exposure and Ethnic Identification: Evidence from Kashmir
This article studies the conditions that lead peripheral minorities to identify with the state, their ethnic group, or neighboring countries.
America’s Polarization Is a Foreign Policy Problem, Too
Partisan politics, one sometimes still hears, are supposed to “stop at the water’s edge.” Domestic political quarrels might be intense and occasionally personal, but Americans are supposed to temper t
Eric Rosenbach on China: Challenges for U.S. Commerce
Chairman Sullivan, Ranking Member Markey, other distinguished members of the sub-committee on security, thank you for calling this important hearing on “China’s Challenges to US Commerce” and for the
The Tragedy of Trump’s Foreign Policy
In a classic tragedy, the leading figure is usually a person with admirable qualities and even good intentions, drawn inexorably toward disaster by a tragic flaw.
Introducing the Nonviolent Action in Violent Contexts (Nvavc) Dataset
Scholarship on civil war is overwhelmingly preoccupied with armed activity.
Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Energy, and Climate Change: Exploring the Linkages
Preventing nuclear war and avoiding catastrophic climate change are two of the most basic challenges facing human civilization in the twenty-first century.
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