As the global hegemony, the United States has both a great deal of power and plenty of responsibility. The United States is recognized all throughout the world as its superpower and it has legitimacy to back it up. Even if we were in a decline from being the global hegemony, no other country comes close to our GDP. Many suggest that China is the next hegemony and that they will be the next authority, but no one can really tell by just using raw data alone. As we discussed the debate of what power really looks like and China’s actual position economically, the hard and soft power and how they are connected to the theories of international relations, and our own smart power policy, we really figure out where the United States stands in keeping its position as the global supremacy.
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Soft Power “anticipates action through mediation and persuasion, which implies the adoption of strategic principles that combine symbolic or cultural reference elements with political or ideological values that reinforce leadership” (Brito). Most countries that use Soft Power do not tend to be as near as aggressive and less forceful with other countries, they are typically more suggestive and gentle in their relationships. Soft Power countries do have the ability to be influential within the global world, but Soft Power countries tend to follow the instructions of Hard Power countries. Because Hard Power countries tend to practice Realism, it is only fair to claim that the Soft Power countries practice or align more with Liberalism. Within the class discussion, it was explained that liberal countries tend to have leaders who not only care for themselves, but are also able to care for others. Cooperation and interdependence is a common thread that liberal countries strive for in general. Because of the desire for cooperation and interdependence, these countries do not find conflict to be
As a group, we spoke about how we saw …show more content…
Soft Power “anticipates action through mediation and persuasion, which implies the adoption of strategic principles that combine symbolic or cultural reference elements with political or ideological values that reinforce leadership” (Brito). Most countries that use Soft Power do not tend to be as near as aggressive and less forceful with other countries, they are typically more suggestive and gentle in their relationships. Soft Power countries do have the ability to be influential within the global world, but Soft Power countries tend to follow the instructions of Hard Power countries. Because Hard Power countries tend to practice Realism, it is only fair to claim that the Soft Power countries practice or align more with Liberalism. Within the class discussion, it was explained that liberal countries tend to have leaders who not only care for themselves, but are also able to care for others. Cooperation and interdependence is a common thread that liberal countries strive for in general. Because of the desire for cooperation and interdependence, these countries do not find conflict to be