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online.wsj.com - 12/3/2008

Chertoff Pushes Use of 'Soft Power'

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The homeland-security secretary, in a new stance, says the U.S. should spend more on foreign-aid programs and other tools of 'soft power' to fight terrorism.

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motherjones.com - 12/3/2008

Soft Power

— motherjones.com — SOFT POWER.... Matt Yglesias talks framing: Can we retire the term... (more) Soft Power

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/3/2008

Against Soft Power

— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Via Michael Chertoff is making sense : The Bush administration’s point man in protecting America against terrorism... says U.S. investments in safety should not be restricted to airport screening machines or border fences. Michael Chertoff ... (more) Against Soft Power

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blogs.tnr.com - 12/3/2008

"Soft Power" Power

— blogs.tnr.com — Now Michael Chertoff catches the fever : The Bush administration's point man in protecting America against terrorism... says U.S. investments in safety should not be restricted to airport screening machines or border fences. Michael Chertoff says ... (more) "Soft Power" Power

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The Stump — Now Michael Chertoff catches the fever: The Bush administration's point man in protecting America against terrorism says U.S. investments in safety should not be restricted to airport screening machines or border fences. Michael Chertoff says the U.S. also should spend more on foreign-aid programs, scholarships for foreign students and other tools of so-called soft power. ...

Against Soft Power
Matthew Yglesias — Via Michael Chertoff is making sense: The Bush administration’s point man in protecting America against terrorism says U.S. investments in safety should not be restricted to airport screening machines or border fences. Michael Chertoff says the U.S. also should spend more on foreign-aid programs, scholarships for foreign students and other tools of so-called soft power. […] Mr. Chertoff said he came to his views over the past six months or so, when he finally had time to think about big-picture challenges. Now, he ...

Soft power
Political Animal — SOFT POWER.... Michael Chertoff, the outgoing DHS secretary, took a surprisingly progressive line on counter-terrorism investments yesterday, arguing that the U.S. "should spend more on foreign-aid programs, scholarships for foreign students and other tools of so-called soft power." Soft power is, of course, the phrase Joseph Nye coined to describe foreign policy tools that nations can use to "achieve desired outcomes through attraction rather than coercion." ...

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Political Animal — SMART POWER.... About a month ago, Michael Chertoff, the outgoing DHS secretary, took a surprisingly progressive line on counter-terrorism investments, arguing that the U.S. "should spend more on foreign-aid programs, scholarships for foreign students and other tools of so-called soft power." Soft power is, of course, the phrase Joseph Nye coined to describe foreign policy tools that nations can use to "achieve desired outcomes through attraction rather than coercion." Most progressives approve of the concept, but hate the name -- "soft power" just sounds so ... weak. Hillary ...