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April 13, 2011

The War on Soft Power

Joseph Nye, Foreign Policy

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Even the U.S. military doesn't want to cut the State Department and foreign aid budget. So why is Congress playing a dangerous game with America's global influence?

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TAGGED: Foreign Aid, State Department, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Soft Power, United States, Joseph Nye

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