Global Power and Geopolitical Strategies

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International Issues: National Interest, Power, and Geopolitics

1. 📌 Essentials

  • National Interest: Core goal guiding a state's foreign policy and actions.
  • Power: Ability to influence others to achieve outcomes.
  • Faces of Power (Nye): Behavior change, agenda control, perception shaping.
  • Types of Power: Hard (military, sanctions), (culture, values), Smart (blend).
  • Major Tools: Military interventions, economic sanctions.
  • Key Actors: States, private military companies, non-state actors.
  • Modern Warfare: Use of drones, AI, privatized conflicts.
  • Geopolitical Strategies: Influence through coercion, attraction, and information.
  • Power Resources: Military, economic, cultural, political.
  • Conflicts: Proxy wars, privatized wars, technological warfare.

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1. What is the primary focus of the course 'International Issues: National Interest, Power, and Geopolitics'?

2. Which of the following is NOT considered a face of power as described by Joseph Nye?

3. According to Joseph Nye, which of the following best describes 'soft power'?

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Faces of Power — Nye?

Behavior change, agenda control, perception shaping.

Power — role?

Enables influence over others' behavior.

National Interest — definition?

Core goal guiding a state's foreign policy.

National Interest — definition?

Core goal guiding a state's foreign policy.

Power — ability to influence?

Influence others to achieve outcomes.

Faces of Power (Nye) — three faces?

Behavior change, agenda control, perception shaping.

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