0 the use of a country's cultural and economic influence to persuade other countries to do something, rather than the use of military power: --
The generation of soft power is also affected in positive (and negative) ways by a host of non-state actors within and outside the country.
While soft power can be used with bad intentions and wreak horrible consequences, it differs in terms of means.
The success of soft power heavily depends on the actor's reputation within the international community, as well as the flow of information between actors.
They call it 'soft power'.
To show too much of one's 'hard power' is to run the risk of ruining one's 'soft power'.
It would hamper the future use of soft power wherever we might need it.
The path is long, but soft power will triumph.
Soft power is the capacity an international player has to influence others by non-coercive means, such as cultural dynamism.
