Sentence examples for exercises of soft power from inspiring English sources

The duke's statements about business, which to our tin ears sound like simplistic platitudes of the first water, are in fact fantastically complex and prescient exercises of soft power without which our economy simply could not function.

It is an effective exercise of "soft" power.

The imbroglio has triggered a conversation about China's exercise of soft power in this country through business and political networks, and there is now a significant push on to ban foreign donations as part of an overhaul of the donations and disclosure system.

"The cultural dynamism, the monetary stability, the process of social inclusion — all of that makes Brazilian culture a very valid pathway for the exercise of soft power, a way to make our society better known and better understood by others," said Celso Lafer, a former foreign minister who is also an author and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Nye points to three pillars that facilitate the use of soft power.

Iran has exercised other means of "soft power," the analyst said, opening schools in western Afghanistan to extend its influence.

Together with China's new and extensive involvement with the rest of the world comes a desire to exercise a greater degree of soft power, including the stronger assertion of Chinese interests in multilateral bodies.

What of soft power?

Hard power failed because of a lack of soft power.

This is an important source of soft power for America.

Finally, exporting programmes is a form of soft power.