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Tag: Soft power

Posted inJapan

Travel bans turn ‘Cool Japan’ into ‘Cruel Japan’

by Jake Adelstein February 18, 2022February 23, 2022

TOKYO – In recent years, Japan has promoted itself as “Cool Japan,” seeking to lure tourists with its futuristic trappings, its appealing traditional culture and the modern draws of manga, anime and a more general warm, fuzzy cuteness. However, after two years of essentially closing the doors on foreigners seeking to enter the country, while […]

Posted inOpinion

How some countries are using Covid to enhance soft power

by Michael Jennings February 23, 2021February 23, 2021
Posted inOpinion

China’s image problem during Covid-19 crisis

by Kimkong Heng July 27, 2020July 27, 2020
Posted inItaly

Italian PM scolds Russians over La Stampa spy spat

by Dave Makichuk April 6, 2020April 6, 2020
A propaganda poster blaming US and other countries' sanctions is seen in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August 17, 2017. The poster reads: 'No one can stop our way!' Photo: KCNA/via Reuters
Posted inWorld

The role of intelligence organizations in the world

by Sajad Abedi January 31, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia, South Korea, United States, World

Why East Asian alliances matter for America

by Andrew Salmon December 3, 2019February 18, 2020
A supporter of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen and the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) holds a national flag during an election campaign rally in Phnom Penh on July 27, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mahan Vatsyayana
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia

Rethinking Cambodian soft power

by Chan Sam Art September 18, 2019February 18, 2020
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and China's Premier Li Keqiang attend the 6th Japan-China-Korea Business Summit in Tokyo on Japan May 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Toru Hanai
Posted inChina, European Union, Northeast Asia, United States, World

Decline of the West, divide of the ‘Eastern West’

by Andrew Salmon August 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Belt and Road Initiative. Illustration: iStock
Posted inBeijing, Belt and Road, China

China’s quest for soft power

by Navin Subedi June 26, 2019February 18, 2020
US President Donald Trump participates in a celebration of military mothers and spouses at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters, Leah Millis
Posted inChina, Russia, United States, World

American soft power in the age of Trump 

by Joseph S. Nye May 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Waving flag of Pakistan and China. Image: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Laos, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

All-weather friend? Pakistan falls into China’s debt trap

by Ali Salman Andani January 11, 2019
Berlin, Germany. Photo: iStock.
Posted inAT Finance, Germany, Vietnam, World

Ambassador asks compatriots in Germany to help Vietnam

by Asia Times staff December 6, 2018February 18, 2020
Three-dimensional synthesis of works, on behalf of the future of science and technology, network communications, digital age. Image: iStock
Posted inChina, India, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

India 2.0: roadmap for building a new prosperous India

by Ravi Kant October 1, 2018
Data from smartphones and apps is at risk. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, World

Our infant information revolution

by Joseph S Nye June 17, 2018June 17, 2018
Members of the K-pop group Red Velvet pose for a photo after their Pyongyang  concert. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Guangzhou, India, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Red Velvet’s bubblegum pop fine-tunes South Korean diplomacy

by Gordon Watts May 30, 2018February 18, 2020
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee
Posted inBeijing, China, Shanghai, World

China-US trade: a long-term battle of system versus system

by Grant Newsham May 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Britain's Prince Charles, takes a drink with Chief Sine Mao Tirsupe, President of the Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs, during a visit to the Chief's nakamal, as he visits the South Pacific island of Vanuatu,  April 7, 2018. Photo: Pool via Reuters/Steve Parsons
Posted inAustralia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

‘Five Eyes’ seek to counter China’s Pacific influence

by Alan Boyd April 25, 2018February 18, 2020
China's President Xi Jinping waving in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo:  AFP / Wang Zhao
Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

China edging closer to becoming a global hegemon

by Pattharapong Rattanasevee April 11, 2018
US tanks pose for a photo under the "Hands of Victory" in Ceremony Square, Baghdad, Iraq. Photo: US Air Force/John L Houghton
Posted inAT Finance, China, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Iraqi writer reminds us what America’s ‘rules-based order’ looks like

by Asia Times staff March 21, 2018February 18, 2020
Board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a checkered board.
Posted inAustralia, China, European Union, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Has Beijing abandoned its soft power strategy?

by Jeffrey Gil March 3, 2018

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