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 Series

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 (256 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, England : Manchester University Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

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:

This volume explores the role of soft power in US foreign policy past, present and future. It addresses vital issue areas – including terrorism threats, foreign economic policy and cultural diplomacy – as well as crucial bilateral relations – including Sino-American, Russian-American and transatlantic. In so doing, it offers an assessment of Joe Biden’s first year in office as well as future perspectives and recommendations regarding the role of soft power in US foreign policy. The book is an essential and unique resource for understanding how soft power informs US foreign policy and diplomatic practice today and how it will continue to do so in the years to come.

"This book 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 discusses in particular the first year of Joseph R. Biden in the White House. While the Trump administration severely damaged US reputation abroad, President Biden made clear his intention to drastically change the United States’ outlook on the world from an early point in his presidency and to take first steps on the road to soft power recovery. Soft Power and the Future of US Foreign Policy addresses vital 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."-- Back cover.

Contents:

Foreword / Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

1. Soft power and the future of US foreign policy: America’s abiding advantage / Hendrik W. Ohnesorge

Part I: US soft power in theory and practice: a macro perspective

2. Hard times ahead for US soft power / Michael F. Oppenheimer

3. Soft power, US foreign policy, and George Washington’s warning of ‘Alternate Domination’ / Naren Chitty and Chenjun Wang

4. The United States' identity crisis: emotions, image, and US foreign policy under Trump and Biden – Taryn Shepperd

5. Repairing the United States' reputation? The US strategic narrative and the Biden administration / Alister Miskimmon, Ben O’Loughlin, Laura Roselle, and Faith Leslie

6. From soft power to Reputational Security: rethinking the machinery of US public diplomacy for the post-COVID19 era / Nicholas J. Cull

Part II: US soft power in select issue areas: a close-up view

7. Soft power for an age of shifting terrorism threats / Farah Pandith and Jacob Ware

8. Soft power and US foreign economic policy: the Trump years and after / Giulio M. Gallarotti

9. Soft power and cyber security: the evolution of US cyber diplomacy – Eugenio Lilli and Christopher Painter

10. The hard facts about soft power: lessons learned from US cultural diplomacy / Carla Dirlikov Canales

Part III: US soft power in select relationships

11. Balancing soft and hard power: China, Russia, and the United States / John M. Owen

12. The Sino-US soft power games: beyond aggressive competition to mutual accommodation – Nancy Snow and Liwen Zhang

13. A new urban agenda? US cities, soft power, and transatlantic relations / Giles Scott-Smith

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher-supplied metadata and e-publication viewed on August 24, 2023.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781526169136

1526169134

OCLC:

1388401953