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Diminishing American Powers?

22-Jan-03

I just can’t help but think that if the current Bush Administration is doing much harm to the U.S.’s overall power than good. By “power”, I mean the power to influence others and convince them of one’s own agenda. It is undeniable that the U.S.’s hard power (or direct power, such as military or economy) [...]

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The Paradox of American Power by Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

09-Jul-02

Well, Mr. Nye’s book presented a somewhat obvious (at least to everyone other than the U.S. policy makers) idea on the American foreign policies. The book went on, somewhat repeatedly, about the maintenance of the great soft power (i.e., cultural and ideological influences) potentials for the U.S. along with effective applications of the U.S.’s uncontested [...]

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