MA129 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: World Food Programme, United Nations Development Fund For Women, Hard Power
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Difference between hard power and soft power is, as the name implies, in the form of power that a country uses in dealing with other nations. The terms hard power and soft power represent two important concepts in the field of international relations, more specifically, in the political relations between states. We are all well acquainted with the term power and identify it as the ability to influence or control the behavior and/or actions of another. Soft power are two types of foreign policy tools that states utilize in their relations with other countries. Perhaps a basic idea is necessary at this point. Hard power literally connotes something hard or strong, something with great force, such as military or economic power. The most important goals of un are developing a global partnership for development. Develop further an open trading and financial system that is rule-based, predictable and non- discriminatory.
