SAC 3 Flashcards
power
- ability of g/a
- influence other g/a
- pursue own interests
soft power
- shaping preferences of others
- attraction
- appealing to shared cultural/political values
hard power
- coercion
- economic incentives
- understood to be threat or inducement
- threatens sovereignty
military power
- power of a nation’s armed forces
- to influence political position
political power
- associated with states and govs
- deployed in ways that align with ruling’s parties ideologies
economic power
- ability of a state
- to influence global/regional economy
diplomatic power
- power gained by states
- through their relation with other states
- emphasizes negotiation via discussions and lateral discussion
- can include diplomatic coercion
cultural
- the exercise of power
- transfer and exchange of culture
technological
- practical application of scientific knowledge to influence political decision
- power to invest in tech innovation and use it as a form of attack or defense
Technological power is the power that states and TNCs have to invest in technological innovation and the practical application of scientific knowledge to influence political decision.
political power examples
Hard: CCP censorship to control the flow of information online
Soft:
Panda diplomacy
military power examples
Hard: Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Soft: Training paramilitary for global search and rescues.
Thai cave rescue – Australia sent divers.
economic power examples
Hard: Members of NATO freezing the assets of Russian members of parliament
Soft: USA and Australia free trade agreement 2005
diplomatic power example
Hard: The naming of the pandas meaning ‘one China
Soft: China lending pandas to zoos in other states to build regional relationships
cultural power example
Hard: n/a
Soft: Australia Now, a government incentive to encourage tourism of Australia
technological power example
