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Ideas matter: UK unexpectedly tops new 'soft power' index ahead of US

First comprehensive study on soft power reveals unexpected shifts in which countries control the power of words.

Nathan Smith
Fri, 21 Aug 2015

New Zealand placed 16th in the world in terms of 'soft power', according to the first annual ranking of the strength of national soft power resources.

Soft power is a concept developed by Professor Jospeh Nye, the former dean of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, to describe the ability to

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Nathan Smith
Fri, 21 Aug 2015
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