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The Destruction of American Soft Power

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The Destruction of American Soft Power
President Joe Biden with son Hunter Biden arrives at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, N.Y., on Feb. 4, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Austin Bay
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For three decades diplomats and foreign policy wonks have used the term “soft power” to describe employing nonmilitary persuasive operations to achieve American diplomatic goals.

Austin Bay
Austin Bay
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Austin Bay is a colonel (ret.) in the U.S. Army Reserve, author, syndicated columnist, and teacher of strategy and strategic theory at the University of Texas–Austin. His latest book is “Cocktails from Hell: Five Wars Shaping the 21st Century.”
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