Talk:Hard power

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Neutrality of the article[edit]

The clause "world to follow their actions or respond to their wishes." doesn't seem to conform to the neutral point of view to me, in that "wishes" is a word typically used to describe dictators and other capricious rulers.

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Examples are good, but this was not:

One of the best examples of hard power is the 2003 United States invasion of Iraq and its mutual control over much of the world. Nations like the United States can use their known military potential to force other nations in the world to adhere to their demands.

This is a poor example, because the facts aren't in. The US does not exert "mutual control over much of the world" in any reasonable sense I can think of -- I can't even tell what that means! And the invasion was an example of the US not gettmutual control over much of the worlding its demands, in that many friendly nations opposed the invasion, and Iraq (whom the US was threatening military) did not give in to any demands. Twinxor t 12:03, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bias[edit]

This article has extreme bias. In one paragraph, they attack the US policy with Iraq by attacking George Bush specifically, but in the next paragraph, they attack the US policy with Iran and they make no mention of the fact that Barrack Obama pushed for this strategy. November 5, 2014

Update ?[edit]

so no one going to say about the current sanctions against russia ? 182.3.103.126 (talk) 22:04, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Examples of hard power and soft power[edit]

In a persons understanding 41.13.129.94 (talk) 17:52, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]