#soft-power — Public Fediverse posts
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Spotlight on Central Asia looks at foreign influence in the region’s media with @[email protected] joining @[email protected] to discuss a new EU report & narratives pushed by Russia & China https://ow.ly/sFfK50ZfT7Q #Podcast #SoftPower #Disinformation #MediaInfluence #CentralAsia #EUPolicy
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Spotlight on Central Asia looks at foreign influence in the region’s media with @[email protected] joining @[email protected] to discuss a new EU report & narratives pushed by Russia & China https://ow.ly/sFfK50ZfT7Q #Podcast #SoftPower #Disinformation #MediaInfluence #CentralAsia #EUPolicy
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Uzbekistan is using digital diplomacy and AI to turn reform messaging into a sharper pitch for global investors https://ow.ly/qey450Zfj4B #DigitalDiplomacy #ArtificialIntelligence #SoftPower #Investment #EconomicReform #TIIF2026 #Uzbekistan #Tashkent
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Uzbekistan is using digital diplomacy and AI to turn reform messaging into a sharper pitch for global investors https://ow.ly/qey450Zfj4B #DigitalDiplomacy #ArtificialIntelligence #SoftPower #Investment #EconomicReform #TIIF2026 #Uzbekistan #Tashkent
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Despite strong global demand for Japanese culture, especially in Central Europe, Japan's state-backed Cool Japan Fund has failed to invest effectively in the regions where that demand is growing fastest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/22/japan/japan-soft-power-secret/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #centraleurope #softpower #anime #manga #kendo #japaneselanguage #hungary
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Despite strong global demand for Japanese culture, especially in Central Europe, Japan's state-backed Cool Japan Fund has failed to invest effectively in the regions where that demand is growing fastest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/22/japan/japan-soft-power-secret/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #centraleurope #softpower #anime #manga #kendo #japaneselanguage #hungary
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El Mundial del caos global: poder, política y fútbol en la vitrina de un mundo fragmentado | vía #UChileRadio
#estadosunidos #fifa #guerra #infantino #mundial2026 #poderblando #softpower #trump
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Nel #silenzio dei #media e nell'indifferenza generale #RaiStoria ha introdotto la #pubblicità passando da un modello senza pubblicità a scopo #divulgativo simile a quello di #RaiScuola ad uno di #profitto
Inoltre la #Rai ha recentemente richiesto con forza la rimozione dei suoi canali dal sito #opensource di streaming online gratuito dei #canalitelevisivi #Zappr a discapito di tutti gli utenti italiani e non che ne usufruivano e del #softpower
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An activist investor campaign at Kadokawa has triggered debate over whether stronger monetization of Japan's gaming and anime franchises would improve performance or undermine creative quality and fan trust. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/17/japan/wall-street-crushes-japans-soft-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #anime #manga #softpower #movies #oasismanagement #nintendo #kadokawa #fromsoftware #eldenring #japanfairtradecommission #disney #starwars #marvel #blackstone #sonygroup #candycrush #capcom #nikkei
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An activist investor campaign at Kadokawa has triggered debate over whether stronger monetization of Japan's gaming and anime franchises would improve performance or undermine creative quality and fan trust. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/17/japan/wall-street-crushes-japans-soft-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #anime #manga #softpower #movies #oasismanagement #nintendo #kadokawa #fromsoftware #eldenring #japanfairtradecommission #disney #starwars #marvel #blackstone #sonygroup #candycrush #capcom #nikkei
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#Nicenasty the hidden power of soft obstruction
People think in groups, that's normal. The mistake isn't group thinking itself, it's pretending we're all isolated individuals while still acting through tribes, identities, and social blocs. A lot of today's "common sense" comes from the #stupidindividualism group mindset. We are encouraged to see every problem through individual choices rather than collective realities. The real question isn't "how do we stop group thinking?" It's "what do we do with it?" This mess is something we need to […]https://hamishcampbell.com/nicenasty-the-hidden-power-of-soft-obstruction/
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#Nicenasty the hidden power of soft obstruction
People think in groups, that's normal. The mistake isn't group thinking itself, it's pretending we're all isolated individuals while still acting through tribes, identities, and social blocs. A lot of today's "common sense" comes from the #stupidindividualism group mindset. We are encouraged to see every problem through individual choices rather than collective realities. The real question isn't "how do we stop group thinking?" It's "what do we do with it?" This mess is something we need to […]https://hamishcampbell.com/nicenasty-the-hidden-power-of-soft-obstruction/
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Existing vocabulary:
#nastyfew - the overlords: tech, business, political power. Works well, already established.
#fluffy - comfortable, non-threatening, conflict-avoiding activism. Well understood in context.
#spiky - confrontational, direct, willing to cause friction.
The gap is something more specific: the person who performs niceness or fluffiness as a *weapon* - who uses social respectability, politeness norms, or community goodwill as a way to enforce conformity, block challenge, and protect their own position. Not the #nastyfew (they're openly powerful) and not simply #fluffy (that's just timid). This is the *vile* fluffy - nice on the surface, actively harmful underneath.
Options:
#nicenasty -. Has rhythm, easy to remember, does the job. The inversion is the point.
#velvetblock - soft surface, hard obstruction. More descriptive of the *mechanism*.
#fluffygate- implies gatekeeping behind a fluffy front. A bit clunky.
#pratocracy - the rule of prats. Funny but loses the specific nice/nasty dynamic.#softpower - already taken in international relations, would cause confusion.
#vilefluff - pairs well with #nicenasty tag, keep it in the vocabulary
#nicenasty is the strongest - it's immediately, has no baggage, and does what a hashtag should do: compress a complex dynamic into something people recognise and use to organise the moment they hear it.
The question is whether one tag or two. #nastyfew for power from above, #nicenasty for obstruction from within the community itself, #fluffy for the timid. A clean three-part vocabulary?
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#MarcoRubio to be defiant on status of #US #ForeignPolicy in first congressional testimony since #IranWar
The fmr Republican senator is set to defend the #Trump admin’s bulldozing of US #SoftPower in his opening statement to senators Tuesday as part of an annual budget request hearing.
The written remarks focus mostly on the #WesternHemisphere, with NO mention of the ongoing, sprawling US operations in the #MiddleEast.
https://apnews.com/live/trump-administration-updates-06-02-2026#0000019e-88a9-dd65-a7bf-89e96ef60000
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#MarcoRubio to be defiant on status of #US #ForeignPolicy in first congressional testimony since #IranWar
The fmr Republican senator is set to defend the #Trump admin’s bulldozing of US #SoftPower in his opening statement to senators Tuesday as part of an annual budget request hearing.
The written remarks focus mostly on the #WesternHemisphere, with NO mention of the ongoing, sprawling US operations in the #MiddleEast.
https://apnews.com/live/trump-administration-updates-06-02-2026#0000019e-88a9-dd65-a7bf-89e96ef60000
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Fifa e a geopolítica colonialista do futebol
Uma análise do soft power da Fifa. Em 2022, expulsou a Rússia da Copa. Mas nunca penalizou EUA e Israel. E permitiu até intimidações de Trump contra a seleção iraniana. Casos revelam: narrativa de autonomia esportiva só vale quando trata-se de defender aliados do Ocidentehttps://outraspalavras.net/geopoliticaeguerra/fifa-e-a-geopolitica-colonialista-do-futebol/
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Fifa e a geopolítica colonialista do futebol
Uma análise do soft power da Fifa. Em 2022, expulsou a Rússia da Copa. Mas nunca penalizou EUA e Israel. E permitiu até intimidações de Trump contra a seleção iraniana. Casos revelam: narrativa de autonomia esportiva só vale quando trata-se de defender aliados do Ocidentehttps://outraspalavras.net/geopoliticaeguerra/fifa-e-a-geopolitica-colonialista-do-futebol/
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https://www.alojapan.com/1492999/asian-angle-where-southeast-asians-really-want-to-live-work-and-travel/ Asian Angle | Where Southeast Asians really want to live, work and travel #Asean #BRUNEI #China #indonesia #ISEAS–YusofIshakInstitute #Japan #JapanTrips #JosephNye #Malaysia #myanmar #philippines #Singapore #SoftPower #SoutheastAsia #Thailand #trips #vietnam Mass media commonly portrays Southeast Asia as an exciting, adventure-fuelled and culturally rich region – if often an exoticised one – for inhabitants and visitors alike. The final secti
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“We used to be a country that others wanted to emulate. That narrative no longer exists,” said Juliette Kayyem, faculty chair of the Homeland Security Project at the Harvard Kennedy School….
Kayyem explained that #SoftPower …is weakening with a filtered story being told to those outside the country: “If you’re a foreigner now, what you’re absorbing about the United States is a #dysfunctional government, #ICE raids, Americans being killed, crime everywhere.”
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“We used to be a country that others wanted to emulate. That narrative no longer exists,” said Juliette Kayyem, faculty chair of the Homeland Security Project at the Harvard Kennedy School….
Kayyem explained that #SoftPower …is weakening with a filtered story being told to those outside the country: “If you’re a foreigner now, what you’re absorbing about the United States is a #dysfunctional government, #ICE raids, Americans being killed, crime everywhere.”
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That’s not just bad for those working in the service & #tourism industries. The impact of a #SelfInflicted decrease in international visitors of this magnitude has implications on the #US’ world standing, its #SoftPower #diplomacy & the #economy as a whole.
CNN first reported worrying trends last August that have manifested in a 5.5% drop in international tourism in 2025. It’s the worst single-year decline in 2 decades, with the exception of the 2020 pandemic.
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That’s not just bad for those working in the service & #tourism industries. The impact of a #SelfInflicted decrease in international visitors of this magnitude has implications on the #US’ world standing, its #SoftPower #diplomacy & the #economy as a whole.
CNN first reported worrying trends last August that have manifested in a 5.5% drop in international tourism in 2025. It’s the worst single-year decline in 2 decades, with the exception of the 2020 pandemic.
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@falcennial imagine how rich america would be if we plowed back everything we made
the whole freakin world would want a piece of that
who would need to fight them?
stock buybacks look like a joke compared to this
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@falcennial imagine how rich america would be if we plowed back everything we made
the whole freakin world would want a piece of that
who would need to fight them?
stock buybacks look like a joke compared to this
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RE: https://amicale.net/@franceinfo/116618743189858546
A bit of context, to understand the decline of #eu #softpower :
2024, #senegal
Import from UE €3,773 billions
Export to UE €0,713 billionsEU sent 337 millions in #financial support.
97,2% of the population is #muslim and #literacy (age 15+) ~50.4%
This can give ideas on how much soft power EU can exert and how culturally effective it can be.
Of course, if EU was providing #IT and #socialmedia and controlled key technologies in Senegal, soft power would be greater. Kind of as #US with EU.
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RE: https://amicale.net/@franceinfo/116618743189858546
A bit of context, to understand the decline of #eu #softpower :
2024, #senegal
Import from UE €3,773 billions
Export to UE €0,713 billionsEU sent 337 millions in #financial support.
97,2% of the population is #muslim and #literacy (age 15+) ~50.4%
This can give ideas on how much soft power EU can exert and how culturally effective it can be.
Of course, if EU was providing #IT and #socialmedia and controlled key technologies in Senegal, soft power would be greater. Kind of as #US with EU.
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The Iran War Could Be Trump’s Greatest Foreign-Policy Failure
Amid the pomp and pageantry in Beijing last week, U.S. President Donald Trump had hoped he could get…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Alliances #breakingnews #DonaldTrump #Economics #homepage_regional_americas #Iran #Iran-U.S. #Military #softpower #U.S.foreignpolicy #UnitedStates #War
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Cassie doesn’t compete for attention — she naturally becomes the moment. Soft luxury, playful control, and just enough mystery to keep people looking twice. 🍦✨
#Cassie #LuxuryWoman #FeminineEnergy #SoftDominance #ModernLuxury #LuxuryLifestyle #CinematicBeauty #FashionEditorial #ElegantWomen #MainCharacterEnergy #LuxuryAesthetic #UGCbyRocJane #VirtualMuse #ConfidentWomen #LuxuryInfluencer #WestCoastChic #SoftPower #EditorialStyle #FlirtyEnergy -
Destruction of Ambition: A Bridge Too Far
Ambition will survive assault...https://simplebender.com/2026/05/16/destruction-of-ambition-a-bridge-too-far/
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Elon Musk's son stole the show in Beijing. 🐯👘
At the Great Hall of the People, "X" wore a silk Chinese-style vest ($135) and carried a tiger-head bag ($47). The bag—handmade by minority embroiderers in Guangxi—sold out instantly.
The brand's sales jumped 10x that day.
Who needs official diplomacy when a toddler has better drip?
#ElonMusk #X #ChineseFashion #TigerHeadBag #SoftPower #BeijingSummit #WhoCutsFirst
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Elon Musk's son stole the show in Beijing. 🐯👘
At the Great Hall of the People, "X" wore a silk Chinese-style vest ($135) and carried a tiger-head bag ($47). The bag—handmade by minority embroiderers in Guangxi—sold out instantly.
The brand's sales jumped 10x that day.
Who needs official diplomacy when a toddler has better drip?
#ElonMusk #X #ChineseFashion #TigerHeadBag #SoftPower #BeijingSummit #WhoCutsFirst
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We Analyzed Thousands of News Articles: Here’s the Proof of Pro-Israel Bias in Mainstream Media
https://theintercept.com/2026/05/12/gaza-media-coverage-israel-bias/
> U.S. media outlets were crucial in helping Israel sell the Gaza genocide to the American public.
#USA #uspol #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #media #softPower #genocide #settlerColonialism #colonialism
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We Analyzed Thousands of News Articles: Here’s the Proof of Pro-Israel Bias in Mainstream Media
https://theintercept.com/2026/05/12/gaza-media-coverage-israel-bias/
> U.S. media outlets were crucial in helping Israel sell the Gaza genocide to the American public.
#USA #uspol #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #media #softPower #genocide #settlerColonialism #colonialism
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La Chine a fait pression sur la Zambie pour annuler RightsCon à 5 jours du début. Motif : refus de la présence de participants taïwanais.
Access Now a préféré annuler plutôt qu'exclure des communautés. L'extension du soft power chinois fragmente désormais l'espace mondial de débat sur les droits numériques.
#SouverainetéNumérique #DroitsNumériques #SoftPower
https://da.van.ac/pekin-fait-annuler-la-plus-grande-conference-mondiale-des-droits-numeriques/
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As Gideon Rachman (FT) argues, at the very same time the Tangerine Tyrant is (quite quickly) dismantling the US' soft power (hard to build easy to destroy), Xi Jinping is using China's material economy to build soft power in the growing vacuum left by the US's actions (or inactions).
This might be best understood as part of the pivot away from the US which has been slowly accelerating & now seems to be becoming increasingly obvious (even to non-specialists)
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As Gideon Rachman (FT) argues, at the very same time the Tangerine Tyrant is (quite quickly) dismantling the US' soft power (hard to build easy to destroy), Xi Jinping is using China's material economy to build soft power in the growing vacuum left by the US's actions (or inactions).
This might be best understood as part of the pivot away from the US which has been slowly accelerating & now seems to be becoming increasingly obvious (even to non-specialists)
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"Décidément, Frédéric Martel n’a pas peur des infréquentables". Cette chute pour finir un article sur ce journaliste écrivain sulfureux est d'une stupidité... On ne pratique pas du journalisme d'enquête en ne voyant que des personnes "fréquentables"... Lui reprocher d'approcher des personnalités pour faire son travail... Par contre, ses invitations dans son émission Soft Power, c'est autre chose. https://www.liberation.fr/idees-et-debats/le-cas-frederic-martel-enquete-sur-lintriguant-globe-trotter-des-idees-20260502_XJYMHIQ5KBEANJMCU4VZIDSIFA/?redirected=1825
#Politique #LFI #Melenchon #Epstein #Presse #Medias #SoftPower
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"Décidément, Frédéric Martel n’a pas peur des infréquentables". Cette chute pour finir un article sur ce journaliste écrivain sulfureux est d'une stupidité... On ne pratique pas du journalisme d'enquête en ne voyant que des personnes "fréquentables"... Lui reprocher d'approcher des personnalités pour faire son travail... Par contre, ses invitations dans son émission Soft Power, c'est autre chose. https://www.liberation.fr/idees-et-debats/le-cas-frederic-martel-enquete-sur-lintriguant-globe-trotter-des-idees-20260502_XJYMHIQ5KBEANJMCU4VZIDSIFA/?redirected=1825
#Politique #LFI #Melenchon #Epstein #Presse #Medias #SoftPower
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Russia's Tuapse oil refinery disaster deepens after new drone strike -- Russia has a new missile: here's what we know about the S-71K -- Russia preparing to recruit thousands of foreign fighters in 2026 -- Russian Iskander missile storage facility in occupied Crimea hit, Ukraine's Special Forces release video ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/wednesday-april-29-2026/
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Russia's Tuapse oil refinery disaster deepens after new drone strike -- Russia has a new missile: here's what we know about the S-71K -- Russia preparing to recruit thousands of foreign fighters in 2026 -- Russian Iskander missile storage facility in occupied Crimea hit, Ukraine's Special Forces release video ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/wednesday-april-29-2026/
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Chumbo na asa da “Águia Americana”
EUA sairão desmoralizados da guerra, militar e politicamente. País paga o preço dos atos de Trump – que não conteve a ascensão chinesa e se enfraqueceu eleitoralmente. Israel sabota a trégua negociada, do mesmo modo que fez contra o “Conselho de Paz de Gaza”https://outraspalavras.net/geopoliticaeguerra/chumbo-na-asa-da-aguia-americana/
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Aquí me tienen mirando una imagen random en internet (en un post de @3CatInfo, por cierto) para practicar la lectura en árabe, haciendo zoom en las distintas zonas de escritura cuando de repente me topo con un puesto de #Esquites DENTRO de un cine en #Teherán 😆
Mexican #SoftPower
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Guys, why not just stop being assholes in front of the entire world? Instead of trying to put make up on a pig. And it's a bit late now to be concerned about lost soft power.
"US directs American embassies to wage campaign against foreign ‘hostility’ – with Musk’s help"
> Cable signed by Marco Rubio and seen by Guardian suggests staff work with Pentagon psychological operations unit
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CRRC MA's factory in Springfield, MA. It makes subway cars for the MBTA in Massachusetts and for the Los Angeles Metro. CRRC MA is a wholly owned subsidiary of CRRC (中国中车股份有限公司), a Chinese state-owned rolling stock manufacturer, the highest grossing in the world.
To the tune of "Ebony and Ivory," everyone!
🎶Stars and Stripes and Golden Stars / Fly together in the evening breeze...🎶
#capitalism #trade #CapitalismwithChineseCharacteristics #SoftPower #transportation #manufacturing
