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American Soft Power in the Age of Trump
US President Donald Trump's administration has shown little interest in public diplomacy. And yet public diplomacy — a government's efforts to communicate directly with other countries' publics — is one of the key instruments policymakers use to generate soft power, and the current information revolution makes such instruments more important than ever.
Opinion polls and the Portland Soft Power 30 index show that American soft power has declined since the beginning of Trump's term. Tweets can help to set the global agenda, but they do not produce soft power if they are not attractive to others....
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Joseph S. Nye
- Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor
- Member of the Board, Belfer Center
- Faculty Affiliate, Future of Diplomacy Project
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US President Donald Trump's administration has shown little interest in public diplomacy. And yet public diplomacy — a government's efforts to communicate directly with other countries' publics — is one of the key instruments policymakers use to generate soft power, and the current information revolution makes such instruments more important than ever.
Opinion polls and the Portland Soft Power 30 index show that American soft power has declined since the beginning of Trump's term. Tweets can help to set the global agenda, but they do not produce soft power if they are not attractive to others....
Want to Read More?
The full text of this publication is available via Project Syndicate.The Author
Joseph S. Nye
- Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor
- Member of the Board, Belfer Center
- Faculty Affiliate, Future of Diplomacy Project
- Weak/Failed states
- Coronavirus
- Intelligence in policymaking
- Military strategy
- International Relations
- Soft power
- U.S. foreign policy
- U.S. primacy
- History
- International development
- International Security & Defense
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Terrorism & Counterterrorism
- Military policy
- Afghanistan war
- China & security
- Democracy
- Intelligence
- Nuclear Issues
- Dirty bombs
- Nuclear proliferation
- Nuclear security
- Nuclear terrorism
- Nuclear weapons
- U.S. nuclear issues
- Cyber Security
- Recommended
- In the Spotlight
- Most Viewed
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