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if only more countries invested in soft power instead of saber rattling.
by pouetpouet 8y ago
if only more countries invested in soft power instead of saber rattling.
- smt88 8y agoI would argue that the largest direct attack by one major power against another major power since WWII was Russia hacking/interfering in US elections, and that's an example of soft power. I'd honestly rather have sabre rattling, because at least it's in the open and subject to popular scrutiny.
- jacquesc 8y agoYou mention the upside of sabre rattling. The downside is it tends to result in people getting killed.
- smt88 8y agoAnd election meddling doesn't? It's not as direct, but it happens. Also, as I alluded above, sabre-rattling hasn't resulted in armed conflict between superpowers since nuclearization.
- naravara 8y agoTo be fair, Thailand does plenty of the latter too. Though it's largely focused on internal dissidents.