Soft Power: Why the Changing World Needs a 'Softer Touch'

Introduction: Why the Changing World Needs a 'Softer Touch'?" Globalization, "the child of both technology and policy," (91) has dramatically altered the power dynamics in the international arena. The current technology revolution has catalyzed the flow of information and innovations weaving the global community into a tight network. Consequently, Joseph Nye asserts that power distribution has become more complex, and can be viewed as a three-dimensional chess game. There are three boards: the top unipolar military …

…it. (REPHRASE WITHOUT SO MANY COMMAS-ALREADY UNABLE TO RELATED TO OTHER STATES, THE US WOULD FURTHER ITSELF IN A COMMUNITY WHICH IS HESITANT TO ACCEPT IT) The US has the fatal habit of myopically pursuing its foreign policy. The most tragic fate of the US would be if it continued in the misconception that its power to coerce is unsurpassable, and in time, it not only loses its authority, even worse, it loses its appeal.