Lee Kuan Yew on Asia’s future
Earlier this month Lee Kuan Yew, who effectively created the nation of Singapore based on his personal vision, suggested to the New York Times that the United States–unlike China–was not effectively...
View ArticleVenezuela: soft power still weak
Despite vigorous efforts to increase Venezuela’s “soft power,” Hugo Chavez does not appear to be succeeding, according to data released by Pew this week. In 5 of 6 major Latin American nations,...
View ArticleIndia upgrades its cultural power
India’s vast film industry has generated relatively little cultural power for the country over the decades: its productions have tended to be formulaic and simplistic, and have found only limited...
View ArticleFixing America’s Brand
Marian Salzman asked me and others to talk about re-branding the United States. These are extracts from two of her blog posts, about challenges and solutions. My remarks: Brand America is suffering...
View ArticleUK Had US; Who Does US Hand Off To?
In an attack on the Obama administration’s policy of “strategic reassurance,” Robert Kagan and Dan Blumenthal make an interesting point “Strategic reassurance” seems to chart a different course. Senior...
View ArticleConfucianism as Chinese Soft Power
The Washington Post reports that Confucianism is enjoying a revival in China, propelled both by state promotion and popular enthusiasm. The Party, Andrew Higgins suggests, sees the philosophy as a...
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