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Soft power, coined by Joseph Nye, refers to:

  1. military coercion
  2. attraction through culture and values
  3. economic sanctions
  4. covert operations
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Correct answer: B. attraction through culture and values

1. Soft power vs hard power (military, coercion). 2. Sources: culture, political values, foreign policy legitimacy. 3. US (Hollywood, universities), India (Bollywood, yoga) are examples. __Source: syllabus Contemporary World Politics — power in IR__

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