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hard power
HARD POW-er
hɑːrd ˈpaʊərListen
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hardpower
Dictionary meaning
the use or credible threat of military force and economic coercion to compel other states to change their behavior; the traditional currency of international relations; includes military intervention, sanctions, blockades, and economic pressure; contrasted with soft power, though the two are often deployed simultaneously in what Joseph Nye calls smart power
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