Human Security

How can a three pillar non-military approach increase Japan's influence worldwide?

'Hard power' can no longer stop conflicts nor the rise of violent extremism and “ancient hatreds” such as antisemitism and racial discrimination, the head of the United Nations cultural agency said today, insisting that “we need 'soft power' of education, knowledge, culture, communication, the sciences, to strengthen the values we share and recognize the destiny we hold in common.”

Public Diplomacy and National Security: Lessons Learned for the Next Administration

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