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Culture Wars: Spheres of Influence in International Relations

by Jorlen Garcia and Zoya Nawaz
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Power politics between nations is often thought of in terms of military force and economic policy. Today's globalized world opens the gate to a new world of "soft power" where countries instead attempt to shift the power balance among nations through cultural spheres of influence. In Culture Wars, we explore different avenues of soft power, such as sports and entertainment, that can make a nation more influential and thus more powerful on the world stage. This podcast is made possible by the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at CMC.