Since the breakup of the Eastern bloc, Central Asia has been analyzed primarily through the prism of hard power and the great powers’ geopolitical and geostrategic games in the region.… Continue reading Soft Power in Central Asia: The Politics of Influence and Seduction
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How South Korea Builds its Soft Power in Latin America, Learning Lessons From its Diaspora Outreach in Russia and Central Asia
By Victoria Kim Victoria Kim holds an MA from the Johns Hopkins University’s SAIS in Korean Studies and MA from the University of Bolton in International Multimedia Journalism. Originally from… Continue reading How South Korea Builds its Soft Power in Latin America, Learning Lessons From its Diaspora Outreach in Russia and Central Asia
Renewing EU and US Soft Power in Central Asia
By EUCAM EUCAM Commentary No. 18 by Marlene Laruelle and Eric McGlinchey, October 2017 Western influence in Central Asia is at an all-time low. Public opinion surveys in Kazakhstan and… Continue reading Renewing EU and US Soft Power in Central Asia