... power” can do more harm than good. In these circumstances, the role of another type of political influence, the so-called “soft power”, is increasing. One of the states practicing soft power is Japan. It is Japan's soft power as an element of foreign policy of the 21st century that is the subject for analysis in this essay.
Before we get to the description of Japanese soft power, it is worth defining what we mean by it. This essay proposes to use the traditional definition of “soft power” given ...
... sharing (e.g., Times Car Plus) to space sharing (e.g., Airbnb Japan), labor platforms, and peer-to-peer goods exchange systems. Understanding how these platforms contribute to or hinder sustainable development in Japan can offer valuable insights for policymakers and other Asian countries undergoing similar structural transitions. The timeframe 2016–2024 captures both the post-sharing boom and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on collaborative consumption.
The sharing economy is often linked to ...
... and security. It extracts lessons from Iraq that can apply to future reconstruction in Afghanistan, as well as conditions that are specific challenges in both countries. By examining these problems, the report seeks to offer pragmatic suggestions to policymakers and practitioners engaged in post-conflict reconstruction.
Afghanistan Post-War Situation
The post-war situation in Afghanistan reflects decades of war and instability, reinforced by the return of the Taliban to power in August 2021. These ...
Global political, economic and technological changes raise many question marks about the problematic relationship between the world of work, sustainable development and capital. For example, the reality of the agricultural economy is dependent on investments in vast lands and technological innovations that are controlled by transnational corporations, that is, it is the process of gradual abolition of the agricultural production system, whereby the farmer loses his social, cultural and economic identity...
How the Soviet leadership pursued foreign policy ob- jectives in relation to Turkey and the resulting legacy from these pursuits in today’s terms
The history of relations between Russia and Turkey can be characterized as complex. Attempts by the Ottomans to capture Zaporozhye and Left Bank ...
... Ukraine?
What is the reason for the upsurge in fighting talk in Europe?
Leading Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta talks to international relations expert Sergey Karaganov, who is the honorary chairman of Russia’s Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, an academic supervisor at the School of International Economics and Foreign Affairs Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow, and a former Kremlin advisor.
— Evgeny Shostakov: Mr. Karaganov, given the current difficult foreign policy situation,...
... veteran leader knows Moscow well, and the Kremlin understands his agenda. But how will it play out this time?
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in the Turkish presidential election is supposed to mean there will be continuity in Ankara’s foreign policy. However, in this case, it applies not so much to the content as to the approach that will be taken: most probably constant manoeuvring in search of opportunities.
As a result, those preferences can change quite dramatically as circumstances transform,...
