单词 | hard power |
释义 | > as lemmashard power hard power n. power (of a nation state, alliance, etc.) characterized by a coercive approach to international relations, often involving military action; cf. soft power at soft adj. Compounds 2a. ΚΠ 1990 J. S. Nye Bound to Lead i. 33 If it can help support institutions that encourage other states to channel or limit their activities in ways the dominant state prefers, it may not need as many costly exercises of coercive or hard power in bargaining situations. 2007 Independent 8 Feb. 33/5 Instead of displaying America's mailed fist in all its might to crush terrorists and reshape the Middle East, Washington has actually shown the limitations of US hard power and the penalties of acting on its own. < as lemmas |
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