A Tentative Analysis of Soft Power and its Usage in US Foreign Policies

The term soft power is coined by a noted American scholar Joseph Nye. It means a nation's ability to get others to do what it wants without either coercive military or economic pressures, or material inducements. It is the attractiveness and seduction, the resources of which include culture, values, political ideas and policies. During the past two decades, the soft power concept has gained widespread acceptance and usage. In a global information age and in a multi-polarized world, the US government has all...