Soft Force

Author : Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780786738960

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Soft Power by Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Pdf

Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently—and often incorrectly—by political leaders, editorial writers, and academics around the world. So what is soft power? Soft power lies in the ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power—the ability to coerce—grows out of a country's military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of a country's culture, political ideals, and policies. Hard power remains crucial in a world of states trying to guard their independence and of non-state groups willing to turn to violence. It forms the core of the Bush administration's new national security strategy. But according to Nye, the neo-conservatives who advise the president are making a major miscalculation: They focus too heavily on using America's military power to force other nations to do our will, and they pay too little heed to our soft power. It is soft power that will help prevent terrorists from recruiting supporters from among the moderate majority. And it is soft power that will help us deal with critical global issues that require multilateral cooperation among states. That is why it is so essential that America better understands and applies our soft power. This book is our guide.

Author : Ellen Anne McLarney
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780691158495

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Soft Force by Ellen Anne McLarney Pdf

The unheralded contribution of women to Egypt's Islamist movement—and how they talk about women's rights in Islamic terms In the decades leading up to the Arab Spring in 2011, when Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian regime was swept from power in Egypt, Muslim women took a leading role in developing a robust Islamist presence in the country’s public sphere. Soft Force examines the writings and activism of these women—including scholars, preachers, journalists, critics, actors, and public intellectuals—who envisioned an Islamic awakening in which women’s rights and the family, equality, and emancipation were at the center. Challenging Western conceptions of Muslim women as being oppressed by Islam, Ellen McLarney shows how women used "soft force"—a women’s jihad characterized by nonviolent protest—to oppose secular dictatorship and articulate a public sphere that was both Islamic and democratic. McLarney draws on memoirs, political essays, sermons, newspaper articles, and other writings to explore how these women imagined the home and the family as sites of the free practice of religion in a climate where Islamists were under siege by the secular state. While they seem to reinforce women’s traditional roles in a male-dominated society, these Islamist writers also reoriented Islamist politics in domains coded as feminine, putting women at the very forefront in imagining an Islamic polity. Bold and insightful, Soft Force transforms our understanding of women’s rights, women’s liberation, and women’s equality in Egypt’s Islamic revival.

Author : Eliot A. Cohen
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780465096572

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The Big Stick by Eliot A. Cohen Pdf

"Speak softly and carry a big stick" Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901, when the United States was emerging as a great power. It was the right sentiment, perhaps, in an age of imperial rivalry but today many Americans doubt the utility of their global military presence, thinking it outdated, unnecessary or even dangerous. In The Big Stick, Eliot A. Cohen-a scholar and practitioner of international relations-disagrees. He argues that hard power remains essential for American foreign policy. While acknowledging that the US must be careful about why, when, and how it uses force, he insists that its international role is as critical as ever, and armed force is vital to that role. Cohen explains that American leaders must learn to use hard power in new ways and for new circumstances. The rise of a well-armed China, Russia's conquest of Crimea and eastern Ukraine, nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran, and the spread of radical Islamist movements like ISIS are some of the key threats to global peace. If the United States relinquishes its position as a strong but prudent military power, and fails to accept its role as the guardian of a stable world order we run the risk of unleashing disorder, violence and tyranny on a scale not seen since the 1930s. The US is still, as Madeleine Albright once dubbed it, "the indispensable nation."

Author : Colin S. Gray
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-09
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781257627240

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Hard Power and Soft Power: The Utility of Military Force as an Instrument of Policy in the 21st Century by Colin S. Gray Pdf

Commentators distinguish between two kinds of power, ?hard? and ?soft.? The promise in this logic is obvious. Unfortunately, to date, the idea of soft power has not been subjected to a critical forensic examination. The ill consequences of America's difficulty in thinking and behaving strategically are augmented perilously when unwarranted faith is placed upon soft power that inherently resists to strategic direction. Although it is appropriate to be skeptical of the utility of soft power, this must not be interpreted as advice to threaten or resort to military force with scant reference to moral standards. Not only is it right in an absolute sense, it is also expedient to seek, seize, and hold the moral high ground. The more challenging contexts for national security will still require the mailed fist, even if it is cushioned, but not concealed, by a glove of political and ethical restraint. (Originally published by the Strategic Studies Institute)

Author : Colin S. Gray
Publisher : Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015089353349

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Hard Power and Soft Power by Colin S. Gray Pdf

Introduction : rust on the mailed fist? -- 11 propositions -- Conclusion.

Author : Mürsel Sevindik
Publisher : Mürsel Sevindik
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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DEFENCE and INTERVENTION -1- by Mürsel Sevindik Pdf

This book covers "Officer Survival Skills, Use of Force, Soft Empty Hand Control, Hard Empty Hand Control" issues for law enforcement officer. The most important priority of the officer is able to survive in dangerous situations. Survival techniques, if properly applied, provide the officer an opportunity to overcome the resistive behavior of subjects. These techniques also provide officers with self-confidence, which is needed to "win". The primary responsibility of the law enforcement officer is to protect life, and ensure public order. They are authorized to use a range of force options to preserve the peace, prevent crimes, maintain order, and apprehend suspects. Soft empty hand techniques are the first option of physical response used to restrain a person who is resisting. By developing a high degree of proficiency with soft empty hand techniques, the officer will be able to respond in a more effective manner, with a minimal amount of force. Hard Empty Hand Control techniques are defined as striking techniques. They are always defensive not offensive. These techniques are used to control active aggression, with empty hands and feet, when the intermediate use of weapons is justified, but are not tactically available. Topics and techniques presented in this book will be of both great interest and great value to trainers and students of law enforcement.

Author : Ladislav Hofreiter,Viacheslav Berezutskyi,Lucia Figuli,Zuzana Zvaková
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789402417555

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Soft Target Protection by Ladislav Hofreiter,Viacheslav Berezutskyi,Lucia Figuli,Zuzana Zvaková Pdf

This proceedings volume includes articles presented during the Advanced Research Workshop on Soft Target Protection. The book presents important topics related to the protection of vulnerable objects and spaces, called Soft Targets. The chapters published in this book are thematically assigned to the blocks as follows: Theoretical aspect of soft target protection; Blast resistance of soft targets; Counter terrorism; Technical and technological solutions for soft target protection; Scheme and organizational measures; Blast protection and Forces for soft target protection. In this book, the reader will find a wealth of information about the theoretical background for designing protection of soft targets, as well as the specifics of protecting objects in armed conflict areas. New methods and procedures applicable to the soft target protection are described.

Author : Andrey Makarychev,Alexandra Yatsyk
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315457321

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Vocabularies of International Relations After the Crisis in Ukraine by Andrey Makarychev,Alexandra Yatsyk Pdf

The conflict in Ukraine and Russia's annexation of Crimea has undoubtedly been a pivotal moment for policy makers and military planners in Europe and beyond. Many analysts see an unexpected character in the conflict and expect negative reverberations and a long-lasting period of turbulence and uncertainty, the de-legitimation of international institutions and a declining role for global norms and rules. Did these events bring substantial correctives and modifications to the extant conceptualization of International Relations? Does the conflict significantly alter previous assumptions and foster a new academic vocabulary, or, does it confirm the validity of well-established schools of thought in international relations? Has the crisis in Ukraine confirmed the vitality and academic vigour of conventional concepts? These questions are the starting points for this book covering conceptualisations from rationalist to reflectivist, and from quantitative to qualitative. Most contributors agree that many of the old concepts, such as multi-polarity, spheres of influence, sovereignty, or even containment, are still cognitively valid, yet believe the eruption of the crisis means that they are now used in different contexts and thus infused with different meanings. It is these multiple, conceptual languages that the volume puts at the centre of its analysis. This text will be of great interest to students and scholars studying international relations, politics, and Russian and Ukrainian studies.

Author : Helmut Hauser,Thrishantha Nanayakkara,S. M. Hadi Sadati,Fumiya Iida,Perla Maiolino
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889637805

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Current Advances in Soft Robotics: Best Papers From RoboSoft 2018 by Helmut Hauser,Thrishantha Nanayakkara,S. M. Hadi Sadati,Fumiya Iida,Perla Maiolino Pdf

Author : Royal Society (Great Britain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1112 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Science
ISBN : IOWA:31858001055064

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) Pdf

Author : Mike Mattesi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781315295527

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FORCE: Drawing Human Anatomy by Mike Mattesi Pdf

The newest book in Michael Mattesi’s Force Drawing series takes movement to the next level. Force: Drawing Human Anatomy, explores the different facets of motion and the human body. As opposed to the memorization technique, Mattesi stresses the function of each body part and how gravity relative to different poses affects the aesthetics and form of muscle. The chapters are divided by the different parts of the body, thus allowing the reader to concentrate on mastery one body part at a time. Color coded images detail each muscle and their different angles. Special consideration is given to anatomy for animation, allowing the reader to create a character that is anatomically accurate in both stillness and motion. Key Features Detailed visual instruction includes colourful, step-by-step diagrams that allow you to easily follow the construction of an anatomically correct figure. Clearly organized and color coded per regions of the body's anatomy, a clarity of design for better reader understanding. Learn how anatomy is drawn and defined by the function of a pose. Visit the companion website for drawing demonstrations and further resources on anatomy.

Author : Matt Sienkiewicz
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813578002

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The Other Air Force by Matt Sienkiewicz Pdf

As it seeks to win the hearts and minds of citizens in the Muslim world, the United States has poured millions of dollars into local television and radio programming, hoping to generate pro-American currents on Middle Eastern airwaves. However, as this fascinating new book shows, the Middle Eastern media producers who rely on these funds are hardly puppets on an American string, but instead contribute their own political and creative agendas while working within U.S. restrictions. The Other Air Force gives readers a unique inside look at television and radio production in Afghanistan and the Palestinian territories, from the isolated villages of the Afghan Panjshir Valley to the congested streets of Ramallah. Communications scholar Matt Sienkiewicz explores how the U.S. takes a “soft-psy” approach to its media efforts combining “soft” methods of encouraging entertainment programming, such as adaptations of The Voice and The Apprentice with more militaristic “psy-ops” approaches to information control. Drawing from years of field research and interviews with everyone from millionaire executives to underpaid but ever resourceful cameramen, Sienkiewicz considers the perspectives of the Afghan and Palestinian media workers trying to forge viable broadcasting businesses without straying outside American-set boundaries for acceptable content. As it carefully examines the interplay of U.S. military and economic might with the capacity for local ingenuity and resistance, the book also analyzes the intriguingly complex programming that emerges from this tension. Combining eyewitness reportage with cutting-edge scholarship, The Other Air Force reveals the remarkable creative output that can emerge even from the world’s tensest conflict zones.

Author : Colin Gray,Professor of International Politics and Strategic Studies Colin S Gray
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1477626700

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Hard Power and Soft Power: the Utility of Military Force As an Instrument of Policy in the 21st Century by Colin Gray,Professor of International Politics and Strategic Studies Colin S Gray Pdf

The concept of soft power, that is the influence attained through the co-option of foreigners by the attractiveness of our values, ideas, and practices, understandably has great appeal. Soft power is much cheaper than the hard power of military force, and it is more compatible with the culture of a principally liberal American society. All too often, military force seems to fail as an instrument of policy and, as a consequence, it invites the view that it is becoming obsolescent and even anachronistic. Dr. Colin Gray subjects hard and soft power to close critical scrutiny and finds that the latter is significantly misunderstood and, as a consequence, misassessed as a substitute for the threat or use of military force. Each kind of power has its limitations, but the obvious and familiar challenges characteristic of military force do not mean that therefore soft power should be our policy instrument of choice. The author warns against expecting too much of soft power.

Author : Oluwaseun Tella
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000402247

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Africa's Soft Power by Oluwaseun Tella Pdf

This book investigates the ways in which soft power is used by African countries to help drive global influence. Selecting four of the countries most associated with soft power across the continent, this book delves into the currencies of soft power across the region: from South Africa’s progressive constitution and expanding multinational corporations, to Nigeria’s Nollywood film industry and Technical Aid Corps (TAC) scheme, Kenya’s sport diplomacy, fashion and tourism industries, and finally Egypt’s Pan-Arabism and its reputation as the cradle of civilisation. The book asks how soft power is wielded by these countries and what constraints and contradictions they encounter. Understandings of soft power have typically been driven by Western scholars, but throughout this book, Oluwaseun Tella aims to Africanise our understanding of soft power, drawing on prominent African philosophies, including Nigeria’s Omolúwàbí, South Africa’s Ubuntu, Kenya’s Harambee, and Egypt’s Pharaonism. This book will be of interest to researchers from across political science, international relations, cultural studies, foreign policy and African Studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/ 9781003176022, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license

Author : Solomon Henry Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Reading
ISBN : UCAL:$B305378

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How to Teach Reading in the Public Schools by Solomon Henry Clark Pdf