According to Markos Kounalakis, without a defined foreign policy, the United States' influence in Africa is likely to decline.

Katarzyna Rybka-Iwańska suggests an increasing need to recognize the value and impact of think tanks. 

Amb. Tom Fletcher looks at how soft power resources can contribute to a nation's brand.

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Ambassador Tom Fletcher discusses the results of the Soft Power 30 report.