Soft Power? China Has Plenty
China has little attractive power – in the West. But then not everyone is watching China through Western eyes.
View ArticleSoft Power: A U.S.-China Battleground?
Recent comments suggest China’s authorities are increasingly aware of the need to match U.S. soft power.
View ArticleChina’s Naval Strategy: Mahanian Ends Through Maoist Means
The Naval Diplomat reviews how his 2010 book on China’s naval rise has stood the test of time.
View ArticleThe Developing World Is Not Sold On China’s Rise
A new poll finds that while the West believes China will be the most powerful country, others harbor doubts.
View ArticleThe Hard Side of Soft Power
Soft Power is widely misunderstood– military and economic capabilities can be important soft power assets.
View ArticleWith Pipeline, China's Launches Burma Charm Offensive
China is hoping to put a new face on its investments in Myanmar. Will history continue to haunt it?
View ArticleChinese Tourists Offend North Koreans
Chinese tourists anger North Koreans by tossing candy to children “like they’re feeding ducks.” Tuesday China links.
View ArticleChina Prepares for Psychological Warfare
The Gaoxin-7 will enhance the PLA’s PSYOP capabilities, which can be used on Taiwan and in the South China Sea.
View ArticleDoes China Want a Cold War?
A new video by PLA generals suggest that some in the CCP are eager for a Cold War with Washington.
View ArticleChinese Soft Power: Another Typhoon Haiyan Victim
The unbelievably small amount of aid Beijing is offering Manila marks a new era of sneer diplomacy.
View ArticleChina’s Revealing Typhoon Haiyan Response
Forget soft power. China’s paltry response shows the region its focus is hard power.
View ArticleHow to Do Soft Power Right
Relief efforts don’t have to be completely altruistic, but interests shouldn’t dictate action.
View ArticleSoft Power and China-Japan Relations
Soft power won't solve all problems for these East Asian neighbors, but it can ease the path away from brinksmanship.
View ArticleAsking the Right Questions About U.S. International Broadcasting
Before reforming U.S. international broadcasting, Congress must decide what its objectives are first.
View ArticleDoes China Care About its International Image?
China values its national interests, including sovereignty, over its international image.
View ArticleAsia’s Leaders and Economic Soft Power
‘There is merit in exploring the potential of a collective soft power identity for Asia.’
View ArticleHow Seapower Can Win Hearts and Minds
Like American politicians, the U.S. Navy needs to woo the American electorate to retain public support.
View ArticleRussia’s Waning Soft Power in Central Asia
The Russian language is fading in the region, and there seems little Moscow can do about it.
View ArticleSun Tzu and the Art of Soft Power?
China (and others) are increasingly referencing Sun Tzu as a source of soft power.
View ArticleMust the United States Fight China?
Neither country “should act on the self-fulfilling expectation that conflict between them is inevitable.”
View ArticleIndia’s Soft Power Potential
The country has plenty, but it will need a more strategic approach to harness it.
View ArticleAfter 3 Year Ban, Japanese Film Tops China's Box Office
The latest Doraemon film is setting records in China.
View ArticleThe Rise of China’s New Soft Power
This time it is not the Confucius Institute; it is China’s new type of think tanks.
View ArticleChina's Confucius Institutes and the Soft War
With the closing of Confucius Institutes, China may be heading for a "soft power" war with the West.
View ArticleAsia’s Soft Power Deficit
The Asia-Pacific may be racing ahead economically, but it still lags the West in soft power, according to new research.
View ArticleInterview: Joseph Nye
“The U.S. and China are deeply entangled, and that state is largely a good thing.”
View ArticleThe Far-Reaching Consequences of China's South China Sea Island-Building
It's time for the world to stop underestimating the severity of environmental damage in the South China Sea.
View ArticleApple, the FBI, and the US Soft Power Edge
If the U.S. wants to keep its soft power edge over China, Apple needs to win.
View ArticleReality Check: Chinese Students Are Only Benefiting US Universities
Chinese students, on the whole, bring multiple benefits to U.S. universities.
View ArticleAustralia Needs Soft Power as Asia’s Strategic Balances Shift
It is time Canberra took soft power seriously.
View ArticleGennady Golovkin and Kazakhstan’s Soft Power
The boxer is following a path first blazed by the Philippines' Manny Pacquiao.
View ArticleReality or PR: Russia's Rising 'Soft Power' Clout
A London-based PR firm places Russia ahead of China on a list of 'soft power' prowess.
View Article5 Ways India Can Become a Soft Power Superpower
How can India work its way up global soft power rankings?
View ArticleBollywood Conquers China? Not Quite
Did the Bollywood hit Dangal really take China by storm?
View ArticleThis Is the Achilles’ Heel of China’s Soft Power Projection Towards...
China must make a concerted effort to equip Chinese citizens with the necessary sociocultural tools to build respectful and long-term people-to-people relations.
View ArticlePoland’s Biggest Charity Comes to China
This year, the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity played in Shanghai and Beijing.
View ArticleWhat Role Does Soft Power Play in China-US Relations?
Can soft power be reimagined beyond the parameters of competition in Sino-U.S. relations?
View ArticleIndia's Soft Power at Play in Central Asia
India’s soft power push could be threatened by tension stemming from medical students’ bumpy integration in Kyrgyzstan.
View ArticleIs Pakistan Reviving Its Soft-Power?
With the ascension of Imran Khan to power last year, Islamabad seems keen to improve its soft power capital.
View ArticleThe Ups and Downs of Soft Power in the Asia-Pacific
The coronavirus pandemic has shifted the relative "soft power" standing of leading powers.
View ArticleFrom Ethnic Nationalism to Social Media: How North Korea Leverages Its Soft...
Kim Jong Un recently instructed the country’s propagandists to improve overseas messaging efforts.
View ArticleWill China’s Railway in Laos Help Bolster Its ‘Soft Power’?
The inauguration of the long-promised rail line offers Beijing a chance to burnish its image in mainland Southeast Asia.
View ArticleChina’s Vaccine Diplomacy in Brunei: Boon or Bane?
If vaccine diplomacy is to pay off, it needs to be based on firm bilateral foundations.
View ArticleThis Is South Korea’s K-pop Soft Power Moment
K-pop offers something different to the nationalism projected by China and the territorial politics of exclusion.
View ArticleCan Thailand Replicate South Korean Soft Power?
South Korea’s soft power is permeating youth culture. Can Thailand follow its example?
View ArticleMoral Authority: Australia at a Crossroads
Entrenched interests and orthodoxies will inhibit the new Australian government’s ability to significantly enhance the country’s moral authority.
View ArticleThe Post-Pandemic State of Soft Power in Asia
Western nations still dominate, but the upper ranks of the index have grown increasingly more diverse in recent years.
View ArticleCould ‘Chicky Cha-Cha Boom-Boom’ Become Kyrgyzstan’s Soft Power Motto?
Much of what is written about soft power in Central Asia focuses on countries like Kyrgyzstan as passive recipients of Russian, Chinese, and American cultural influence. D Billions may flip the script.
View ArticleThe Self-Defeating Nature of Thailand’s ‘Soft Power’ Push
A genuine flowering of popular culture would inevitably showcase the repressive nature of the Thai state.
View ArticleAre We Bugs? The Geopolitics of Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’
The geopolitics of first contact is an interesting question. Does it really matter who speaks for humanity first?
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