3 ms·
I disagree. The USSR was called a superpower, but they never did achieve it via 'soft power' as you say... it was mainly through their military. China's curren
by damian2000 14y ago
I disagree. The USSR was called a superpower, but they never did achieve it via 'soft power' as you say... it was mainly through their military.
China's current power in the world comes primarily though its economic might.
- iskander 14y agoI'm not sure the term "superpower" is well defined enough to argue over who is and isn't one, but I do take issue with the idea that the USSR was influential only via its military. Many, if not most, revolutionary movements for quite a while were Marxist in nature. This resulted in the fall and creation of many governments on all 6 populated continents. I think the projection of a particular ideology counts as a form of soft power.