Soft power and the future of US foreign policy / edited by Hendrik W. Ohnesorge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ohnesorge, Hendrik W., editor.

Series:

Key studies in diplomacy.

Key studies in diplomacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomacy.

Soft power (Political science)--United States.

Soft power (Political science).

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 256 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Hendrik W. Ohnesorge is Managing Director of the Center for Global Studies and Research Fellow at the Chair in International Relations at the University of Bonn.

Summary:

The volume explores the role of soft power in US foreign policy - past, present, and future. Bringing together a diverse group of leading international scholars and practitioners, it combines conceptual contributions to soft power research with empirical studies examining the state and significance of US soft power. In so doing, the volume focuses on recent years as it discusses in particular the Trump presidency as well as the first year of Joseph R. Biden in the White House. While the Trump administration severely damaged US reputation abroad, President Biden has made clear his intention to drastically change the United States' outlook on the world from an early point in his presidency. In this endeavour, attractive soft power has featured prominently from the start. The volume addresses select issue areas - including terrorism threats, foreign economic policy, and cultural diplomacy - as well as crucial foreign bilateral relations - including Sino-American, Russian-American, and transatlantic relations - from a soft power perspective. It offers an early assessment of Biden's first year in office as well as future perspectives and recommendations regarding the role of soft power in US foreign policy. Consequently, the volume provides an essential and unique compendium - for students, scholars, and practitioners alike - on how soft power informs US foreign policy and diplomatic practice today and in years to come.

Contents:

Soft Power and the future of US foreign policy: America's abiding advantage / Hendrick W. Ohnesorge

Part I. US soft power in theory and practice: a macro perspective. Hard times ahead for US soft power / Michael F. Oppenheimer ; Soft power, US foreign policy, and George Washington's warning of 'Alternate Domination' / Naren Chitty and Chenjun Wang ; The United States' identity crisis: emotions, image, and US foreign policy under Trump and Biden / Taryn Shepperd ; Repairing the United States' reputation? The US strategic narrative and the Biden administration / Alister Miskimmon, Ben O'Loughlin, Laura Roselle, and Faith Leslie ; From soft power to Reputational Security: rethinking and machinery of US public diplomacy for the post-COVID-19 era / Nicholas J. Cull

Part II. US soft power in select issue areas: a close-up view. Soft power for an age of shifting terrorism threats / Farah Pandith and Jacob Ware ; Soft power and US foreign economic policy: the Trump years and after / Giulio M. Gallarotti ; Soft power and cyber security: the evolution of US cyber diplomacy / Eugenio Lilli and Christopher Painter ; The hard facts about soft power: lessons learned from US cultural diplomacy / Carla Dirlikov Canales

Part III. US soft power in select relationships. Balancing soft and hard power: China, Russia, and the United States / John M. Owen ; The Sino-US soft power games: beyond aggressive competition to mutual accommodation / Nancy Snow and Liwen Zhang ; A new urban agenda? US cities, soft power, and transatlantic relations / Giles Scott-Smith.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 May 2026).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781526169136

1526169134

OCLC:

1388401953