Video

Can Soft Power Be Measured?

February 5, 2018

Can a nation’s soft power be measured? How do things like clothing, food, movies & TV, values, education, and religion effect a nation’s ability to extend its influence beyond its borders? We asked Irene Wu, a Fellow with the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States and Asia Program, to explain her efforts to quantify soft power in this edition of Wilson Center NOW.

Guest

Irene Wu

Former Fellow;
Adjunct Professor, Communications, Culture and Technology Program, Georgetown University

Moderator

John Milewski

Director of Digital Programming; Moderator, Wilson Center NOW

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