Soft Power and Struggles for Leadership: The United States, Russia and China

Soft Power and Struggles for Leadership: The United States, Russia and China

This article argues that struggles for global leadership and soft power are at the center of gaining consent of the ruled. The United States once led the world in leadership. It is now facing serious challenges because of its own doing. The Iraq War (2003) was a disaster, not just for American power...

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Main Author: Hanna Samir Kassab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Sun Yat-sen University 2020-09-01
Series:Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal
Subjects:
foreign policy
culture
iraq
russian soft power
chinese soft power
american soft power
Online Access:https://icaps.nsysu.edu.tw/var/file/131/1131/img/CCPS6(2)-Kassab.pdf
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spelling doaj-4a0b932eb1494708bf813cd1e0b9b0ac2021-03-19T02:36:07ZengNational Sun Yat-sen UniversityContemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal2410-96812410-96812020-09-0162507538Soft Power and Struggles for Leadership: The United States, Russia and ChinaHanna Samir Kassab0East Carolina UniversityThis article argues that struggles for global leadership and soft power are at the center of gaining consent of the ruled. The United States once led the world in leadership. It is now facing serious challenges because of its own doing. The Iraq War (2003) was a disaster, not just for American power projection, but for its global standing. The political soft power vacuum was an opportunity for great powers. The rise of China and the resurgence of Russia opened new fronts in their quest for global leadership. Without followers, one cannot be a leader. This makes the battle for weak states part of the international system.https://icaps.nsysu.edu.tw/var/file/131/1131/img/CCPS6(2)-Kassab.pdfforeign policycultureiraqrussian soft powerchinese soft poweramerican soft power
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Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal
foreign policy
culture
iraq
russian soft power
chinese soft power
american soft power
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title Soft Power and Struggles for Leadership: The United States, Russia and China
title_short Soft Power and Struggles for Leadership: The United States, Russia and China
title_full Soft Power and Struggles for Leadership: The United States, Russia and China
title_fullStr Soft Power and Struggles for Leadership: The United States, Russia and China
title_full_unstemmed Soft Power and Struggles for Leadership: The United States, Russia and China
title_sort soft power and struggles for leadership: the united states, russia and china
publisher National Sun Yat-sen University
series Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal
issn 2410-9681
2410-9681
publishDate 2020-09-01
description This article argues that struggles for global leadership and soft power are at the center of gaining consent of the ruled. The United States once led the world in leadership. It is now facing serious challenges because of its own doing. The Iraq War (2003) was a disaster, not just for American power projection, but for its global standing. The political soft power vacuum was an opportunity for great powers. The rise of China and the resurgence of Russia opened new fronts in their quest for global leadership. Without followers, one cannot be a leader. This makes the battle for weak states part of the international system.
topic foreign policy
culture
iraq
russian soft power
chinese soft power
american soft power
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