Soft Power and the Future of Us Foreign Policy

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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 Bidens 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.

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'An insightful and comprehensive volume offering a timely analysis of current and future challenges of the soft power in shaping US foreign policy at a critical geopolitical juncture. A must-read for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of US foreign policy and its global implications.'
Corneliu Bjola, University of Oxford


'Americans expect their nation and their government to express leadership in the world. The detailed and lucid essays in this volume explain why, in spite of all its travails, the US retains its no.1 position in any serious ranking of the soft power of nations.'
David W. Ellwood, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Europe campus, Bologna, Italy


'Bringing together leading voices from around the world, this important and timely book provides keen insights into the role of soft power in US foreign policy across a wide range of topics and crucial bilateral relations. It constitutes an essential compendium for all those eager to understand the importance and impact of soft power and different forms of diplomacy in an age of global power shifts.'
Wolfgang Ischinger, Ambassador (ret.), President of the Foundation Council of the Munich Security Conference Foundation


'Ever since Joseph Nye introduced his pioneering concept of soft vs. hard power it has been used worldwide by scholars and practitioners. This volume provides new insights into the erosion and revival of American soft power from the Trump to the Biden presidencies, into useful adaptations of the concept and its application to a number of specific issue areas of Americas external relations. The book is a most valuable contribution to International Relations theory and to the analysis of contemporary American foreign policy.'
Karl Kaiser, Harvard University

'A timely, vital volume on soft power and U.S. foreign policy at a critical time in a world that is struggling with transformational challenges. The authors provide historical analysis and a future roadmap for utilizing soft power to bring about positive change.'
Tara D. Sonenshine, former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

Author Bio

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