Sentence examples for use of soft power from inspiring English sources

How will this particular sanctions regime effect the West's use of soft power?

"That means an intelligent use of soft power and technology to disrupt the efforts of jihadists to organise and recruit.

The Clinton administration was multilateralist, stressing the use of "soft power" but using military force in Bosnia and Kosovo in a way that struck European allies as unilateral.

But in a novel use of soft power, Vietnam said earlier this week that six Buddhist monks will soon take up residence on one of the Spratlys.

The European Union's promotion of values and its use of soft power have been extremely important for the countries of Eastern and Central Europe.

The solution, he said, is to make more use of "soft power" - since the Bush administration has gone too far in the other direction - but then he added: "Hard power is periodically very important".

It is an effective exercise of "soft" power.

Rather than amp up its aggression, the U.S. should use the kind of "soft power" that Trump espouses when he says, "Wouldn't it be nice if we could be friends with Russia?" Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in his book, Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power.

We're so used to thinking of soft power as a benign weapon that it requires an effort of will and understanding to see that it can be used in entirely malign ways, domestically as well as externally.

The Korean government has promoted hallyu, using it as a form of "soft power," by making South Korea the Hollywood of Asia.

"It's a kind of soft power they use," said one Western diplomat who works on Libyan affairs but requested anonymity for fear of antagonizing Libyan authorities.