
Foreign PolicyJul 23, 20264 min
Soft Power and the Limits of Persuasion
Attraction is real power, but it is not a substitute for the harder kind — and it cannot be manufactured on demand.

Attraction is real power, but it is not a substitute for the harder kind — and it cannot be manufactured on demand.

Climate negotiation is diplomacy at its most thankless: universal stakes, deferred rewards and the constant temptation to free-ride.