Foreign policy in an age of austerity : ‘soft power’, hard choices
Soft power, according to Nye, can be a highly cost-effective form of national projection within the contemporary international system. With such an objective in mind, the relation between soft power and budget restrictions became increasingly important after 1945. Initial post-war resistance to the...
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| Publicado no: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/osb, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Observatoire de la société britannique
2018
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | Soft power, according to Nye, can be a highly cost-effective form of national projection within the contemporary international system. With such an objective in mind, the relation between soft power and budget restrictions became increasingly important after 1945. Initial post-war resistance to the idea of using national heritage, particularly, as soft power, gave way to a more pragmatic attitude by the 1960s. The Falklands conflict then further stressed the relationship between national power and national finances, while hesitations continued in respect of what kind of power might be projected. Conservatives argued that Britain’s role remained a global one – a position New Labour continued to support, even infusing it with a sense of national mission. These global ambitions soon foundered on the financial crisis which began in 2007, ushering in policy decisions overtly designed, from the beginning of 2011 – notably following various debates in the House of Lords – to implement a comprehensive soft power strategy. |
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