Soft power superpowers

"Soft power" describes a country's ability to get what it wants by attracting rather than coercing others, by engaging hearts and minds through cultural and political values and foreign policies that other countries see as legitimate and conducive to their own interests. The idea was introduced by Joseph Nye, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. The book analyzes soft power assets of United States and Japan, and how they contributed to one of the most successful bilateral relationships of twentieth century. Sponsored by U.S. Social Science Research Council…