POLYS 103 October 24 Lecture 25Outline of Last Lecture I. Protests in Hong KongII. US governmentIII. EbolaOutline of Current Lecture II. IR Theory of Soft PowerIII. SyriaIV. Turkey/Syria/KurdsCurrent LectureIR Theory- Soft powerPower: the ability to get others to do what they would normally not dophysical power- guns, tanks, weaponsthere are other forms of power as wellthreats aren’t what they used to be in the pastUsing force is seen as a negative thing, and gets states in trouble in the long runwars between states have declined there are more civil wars- wars between people of the same state“fungibility” the ability to convert forms of power to other forms of powermilitary power is an example of a power that is not fungibleeconomic power is very fungible- money can buy almost anythingSuccess comes from convincing states with a wide range of beliefs and coordinating everything- everyone has to work together Soft power is used to get states to work together the power is to influence, and not to use forcemake states think that the end goals are all the same for every playerIt is argued that the US has a lot of soft power- lots of persuasion to use against other statesSoft power is just a theory- but it helps explain a lot of things that happen in the worldsoft power applies to all states/ groupsSyriaUS risks its soft power by getting involved in Syria because there are a lot of different interest groups involved. reputation is a big part of itISIS, even though it is not a state, has both soft and hard powerhard power- because of all the weapons ISIS ownsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.soft power-gets them financial donations the reason why they have PR people is to build their soft powerdanger is that US attacking ISIS in Syria raises ISIS’s soft power positively Turkey/Syria/KurdsPKK-terrorist/insurgent group fighting against ISISTurkey is a NATO memberTurkey at one point wanted to be part of the European Union but recently they have become more Islamic extremist and have not looked into pursuing their wish to join the EUbecause of this Turkey’s soft power is decreasing These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a
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