Employing smart power in foreign policy: the United States of America as a model

Abstract

Smart power is a modern terminology related to international relations, which refers to a mixture of hard power and soft power strategies. This term played an important role in American foreign policy, and then the concept expanded greatly and countries relied on it more, and it became a pillar of strength for many countries that seek to find a place for themselves in the international arena, including (China, India, Turkey, Israel, Iran).

This concept emerged mainly in the American context, when Joseph Nye presented it in 2003 in the context of talking about the decline of American power in the world, in light of the rise of some middle powers and their assumption of a pivotal position on the international scene, and the need to restore the United States of America to its international position by relying on sources Its soft and hard power is part of a smart foreign policy strategy without being satisfied with one source of its power over another, especially with the failure to employ US military power in Afghanistan and Iraq.