List of Soft Power articles
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A freight train transporting containers laden with goods from the UK, departs from DP World London Gateway's rail freight depot in Corringham, east of London, on April 10, 2017, enroute to Yiwu in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. The first-ever freight train from Britain to China started its mammoth journey on Monday along a modern-day "Silk Road" trade route as Britain eyes new opportunities after it leaves the European Union. The 32-container train, around 600 metres (656 yards) long, left the vast London Gateway container port laden with whisky, soft drinks and baby products, bound for Yiwu on the east coast of China. / AFP PHOTO / Isabel Infantes (Photo credit should read ISABEL INFANTES/AFP/Getty Images) China’s Continent-Spanning Trains Are Running Half-Empty
Beijing is funding dozens of new rail routes as part of its global ambitions — and losing money on every one. So what’s the long game?
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SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Members of a traditional dance troupe perform during a ceremony celebrating Confucius and his instructions in Seoul, 09 March 2006. The ceremony was held at Sungkyunkwan, the state college of Korea's old kingdom for the last 500 years. AFP PHOTO/LEE HOON-KOO (Photo credit should read LEE HOON-KOO/AFP/Getty Images) American Universities Are Welcoming China’s Trojan Horse
A growing number of Confucius Institutes are importing Chinese censorship into U.S. campuses.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: (AFP OUT) Rex Tillerson attends a ceremony at which he was sworn in as 69th U.S. secretary of state in the Oval Office of the White House on February 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. Tillerson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate earlier in the day in a 56-43 vote. (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images) To Save the State Department, Rex Tillerson May Have to Break It
Bad habits and stale thinking have subordinated Foggy Bottom to the Pentagon and NSC. Here’s what needs to change.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Don’t Gut America’s Voice and Turn It into Propaganda
The United States’ international broadcasters work because they produce real journalism, not government spin. That could change — just in time for Trump.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The American Brexit Is Coming
Why rejecting the Trans-Pacific Partnership would be a colossal mistake.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Innovations: Can China’s Super-Sensitive New Telescope Talk to E.T.?
Plus, a sub that stays dry, a B2-inspired battery, and a DNA scanner that catches poachers red-handed.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Black People Must Help Africa Develop
The marginalization of blacks in America won’t end until we have a first-world African nation to lift up our people.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s Much-Heralded NSC Has Disappeared
Is it a sign of Beijing’s secrecy or Xi Jinping’s weakness?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Preventing a Blackout by Taking the Power Grid Offline
What can stop hackers from turning off America’s lights? Old-school equipment that’s not connected to the web.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Secret Ingredient for Peace
Is it money, power, sex, or love?
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FP 2_SW_V1 These 25 Companies Are More Powerful Than Many Countries
Going stateless to maximize profits, multinational companies are vying with governments for global power. Who is winning?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Did Russia Knock Out Ukraine’s Power Grid?
Some 700,000 Ukrainians lost electricity as Christmas approached. Signs point to Russian hackers — and it could be a harbinger of cyberstrikes to come.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Killing the Islamic State Softly
Military power will win battles in Syria and Iraq, but only soft power can win the war.
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LGBT_advocatescrop LGBT Power Surge
Why Russia, Uganda, and other repressive states are fighting a losing battle against sexual freedom.
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