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What, according to Joseph Nye, are the major sources of a country’s soft power? Discuss its relevance in the contemporary world politics.

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  • Approaches to the Study of International Relations

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Joseph S. Nye Jr. (1937–2025) introduced soft power in Bound to Lead (1990) and developed it in Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics (2004). He defined it as the ability to get what one wants through attraction rather than coercion or payment. It is co-optive power, set against the command power of…

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