Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Distinguish, using examples, between 'hard' power and 'soft' power.
- Hard Power
- The ability of one state to influence another
- Military Sticks
- Economic Carrots
- North Korea
Anmerkungen:
- Developing nuclear weapons programme - knowingly creating a threat to other states, aiming to implament compliance with demands.
- Black Operations of US
Anmerkungen:
- covert operations - involves a significant degree of deception, to conceal who is behind it or to make it appear that some other entity is responsible.
More and more are occurring, but public is unaware
- China's military spending
Anmerkungen:
- Despite encouragement to work on soft power, the Chinese constantly increase military spending
- Soft Power
- power of persuasion
- UK arts sector
Anmerkungen:
- win trade deals and influence diplomats (Downton Abbey streamed by 1mil Chinese per month)
- Preah Vihear Temple
Anmerkungen:
- Dispute began in 2008 between Cambodia and Thailand - declared Cambodian as more religious significance