The idea of soft power stems from the concept introduced by Joseph Nye in his book Bound to Lead in 1990. Soft power is the ability to shape others’ preferences through attraction via culture, political values, and foreign policies rather than coercion (Nye, 1990, p. 188). Colonialism is the best example to quote because apparently […]
Where did the progressives go?
A terrorist attack on Peshawar’s Agricultural Training institute is underway as we speak; thus far 11 have been injured. Rangers, army and police are on site and a battle is raging. We have been talking perforce these past days about capitulation by our government, the perfidy of our army, and the further legitimisation and mainstreaming […]