Talk:Smart power

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Thereference to Hillary Clinton using the phrase during confirmation hearings has the year wrong. It was January 2009

Thank you. Joshdboz (talk) 05:21, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Due to Clinton's use of the term as presumptive Secretary of State I've tagged the article as relevant to

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I've rated this article as C-class - it still needs considerable elaboration, including summary descriptions of "hard" and "soft" power in WP:summary style, a better idea of who is promoting the term, and a broader global perspective. It is too soon to ask for the article to be comprehensive, but I find sources such as a book "Soft Power"[1] associated with the Cato Institute, and application of the term to other countries such as Turkey,[2] which suggest that a broader focus is needed. Mike Serfas (talk) 03:32, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]