soft power

The United States was already fighting with China for influence at global organizations, but the pandemic made everything worse.

South Korea’s soft power should be a model for Beijing.

Pandemics are not always transformative events. While some worrying preexisting trends could accelerate, it’s incorrect to assume that the coronavirus will end globalization, kill liberal democracy, or enhance China’s soft power.

Beijing is ramping up support for U.N. and a host of other international organizations, racking up more influence even as Washington is in headlong retreat.

Protests against police brutality and systemic racism highlight what is seen as the United States’ accelerated decline.

We should be skeptical toward claims that the pandemic changes everything. China won’t benefit, and the United States will remain preeminent.

The outbreak has caused a PR crisis for China.

The decline in U.S. soft power didn’t start with Trump, but he accelerated it this week with his racist tweets.

Iran’s ties with its proxies are far deeper than the Trump administration understands.

What a late-night meal in Italy taught me about U.S. power in the Arab world.

Merkel and Macron come out far ahead in a new Pew Research survey.

Soft power is out; sharp power is in. Here's how to win the new influence wars.

Joseph Nye’s concept lost relevance, but China could bring it back.

President Donald Trump is learning that, just because the United States is powerful, that doesn’t mean it can push other countries around.

The United States has become identified with the global internet economy — for better and worse.

The secretary of state has held on for a year, but it’s too late for his tenure to end well.

How to solve the Korean crisis through the power of kitschy, hyperpatriotic pop music.

The United States is more unpopular than ever before, and that’s no accident.

The United States slips behind France and the U.K. in this year’s soft-power ranking.

Beijing's funding dozens of new rail routes as part of its global ambitions — and losing money on every one. So what's the long game?