The American Interest

Episode 149: What Soft Power Can and Cannot Do


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The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force

Eliot A. Cohen

Good evening, listeners! We have an excellent episode to start out the new year, as host Richard Aldous welcomes Eliot Cohen back to the program to discuss his new book.

Eliot Cohen is the Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and he’s also a regular columnist for TAI. He returns to the show to discuss his brand new book, The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force. It’s a fascinating conversation about a bracing book, and just as it’s worth your time to tune in this week to hear the discussion, it will be well worth your time picking up Cohen’s latest work.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review. Follow Eliot Cohen @EliotACohen and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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