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hard power

noun

  1. the ability to achieve one's goals by force, esp military force Compare soft power

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Karp’s new book, “The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West,” mixes the Cold War ideology of the 1950s with the emerging technology of the 21st century.

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In President Donald Trump’s transactional diplomacy, only the hard power of mineral deals, gifted airplanes, or military might matters.

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If we burn that trust, our hard power won't save us.

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This war reminded the world, and America itself, of the enormous importance of U.S. soft power as well as hard power.

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But even his administration thinks there must be some hard power too - provided by others.

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