Power is the ability to get others to do what you want. That can be accomplished by coercion (“sticks”), payment (“carrots”) or attraction (“honey”). The first two methods are forms of hard power; att...
05.21.2025 yahoo.com , latimes.comJakarta, VIVA – Southeast Asia is facing mounting geopolitical tension, with the South China Sea (SCS) emerging as a key arena for major power rivalry. Academics and regional experts warn that the are...
05.20.2025 Viva.co.idHaving long ignored the Caucasus region, China is now showing intense interest in developing Black Sea infrastructure, not least in Georgia. The West is pushing back. I’m just back from a trip to Geor...
05.20.2025 Bne.eu and 5 sitesCambridge-MA, USA This text is the final commentary written by Joseph S. Nye, Jr. , a giant of international relations, before his death on 6 May 2025. It caps a rich legacy of field-defining insights...
05.23.2025 Theglobeandmail.com and 1 sitesBy Joseph S. Nye, Jr. , 1937-2025 Power is the ability to get others to do what you want. That can be accomplished by coercion (“sticks”), payment (“carrots”), and attraction (“honey”). The first two methods are forms of hard power, whereas attraction is soft power. Soft power grows out of a country’s culture, its political values, and its foreign policies. In the short term, hard power usually trumps soft power. But over the long term, soft power often prevails. Joseph Stalin once mockingly ask...
05.19.2025 Allafrica.com and 4 sitesThere is but one China in the world. This is the fundamental position of the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), solemnly reaffirmed by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 ...
05.19.2025 Khmertimeskh.com and 2 sites“`html { '@context': 'https: //schema. org', '@type': 'NewsArticle', 'headline': ' China 's Political Landscape Under Scrutiny Ahead of Key CPC Meeting', 'description': 'As the Fourth Plenary Session ...
05.24.2025 World-today-news.comIs Xi Jinping Losing Grip on Power? Signs of Shifting Tides in China recent speculation suggests that Chinese President Xi Jinping may be facing challenges to his authority within the Communist Party ...
05.23.2025 World-today-news.comRecent inquisitions of, and injunctions to, vice-chancellors — an emerging pastime in this country — beg some debate. Leaving inquisitions for another day, Dr Marcia Socikwa’s recent principal-like in...
05.22.2025 Mg.co.zaDespite de-escalation in Geneva, trillions of dollars may have been lost in the unwarranted trade wars. AFTER two grueling days of bilateral marathon talks in Geneva, Switzerland, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said both sides had reached an agr...
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