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Find sources: "Hard power" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Sociology Social Network Diagram (segment).svg History Outline Portal By country Main theories Conflict theory Structural functionalism Symbolic interactionism Methods Comparative Computational Critical theory Ethnography Ethnomethodology Historical Mathematical Network analysis Positivism Qualitative Quantitative Subfields and other major theories Conflict Criminology Culture Demography Development Deviance Economic Education Environmental Family Feminist Gender Health Immigration Industrial Inequality Knowledge Law Literature Medical Military Organizational Political Race and ethnicity Religion Rural Science Social change Social constructionism Social movements Social psychology in sociology Stratification Technology Terrorism Urban Browse Bibliography Index Journals Organizations People Timeline vte Hard power is the use of military and economic means to influence the behavior or interests of other political bodies. This form of political power is often aggressive (coercion), and is most immediately effective when imposed by one political body upon another of lesser military and/or economic power.[1] Hard power contrasts with soft power, which comes from diplomacy, culture and history.[1] According to Joseph Nye, hard power involves "the ability to use the carrots and sticks of economic and military might to make others follow your will". [2] Here, "carrots" stand for inducements such as the reduction of trade barriers, the offer of an alliance or the promise of military protection. On the other hand, "sticks" represent threats - including the use of coercive diplomacy, the threat of military intervention, or the implementation of economic sanctions. Ernest Wilson describes hard power as the capacity to coerce "another to act in ways in which that entity would not have acted otherwise".[3] Contents 1 History 2 Examples 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading History While the existence of hard power has a long history, the term itself arose when Joseph Nye coined soft power as a new and different form of power in a sovereign state's foreign policy.[4] According to the realist school in international relations theory, power is linked with the possession of certain tangible resources, including population, territory, natural resources, economic and military strength, among others. Hard power describes a nation or political body’s ability to use economic incentives or military strength to influence other actors’ behaviors. Hard power encompasses a wide range of coercive policies, such as coercive diplomacy, economic sanctions, military action, and the forming of military alliances for deterrence and mutual defense. Hard power can be used to establish or change a state of political hegemony or balance of power. Although the term hard power generally refers to diplomacy, it can also be used to describe forms of negotiation which involve pressure or threats as leverage. Examples [icon] This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (April 2012) The use of hard power is often tedious. Insurgencies against the external force can be prominent. The United States has demonstrated a 'hard power' policy in regard to the Iraq War, the Afghanistan War and its continued war on the Taliban.[5][6] To be more specific, the United States’ attack on Iraq in 2003 was based on the concerns about Iraq’s possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). In part by referring to “War on Terrorism,” George W. Bush administration used hard power measures to uproot Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and to handle subsequent crisis in Iraq. However, many critics mention that the war in Iraq had the United States lose its reputation as an icon for democracy and justice.[7] Joseph Nye has used the term to define some policy measures in regard to Iran as well.[8] For instance, there are many sanctions against Iran passed by UN Security Council and numerous nations such as the United States and those of the European Union also impose bilateral sanctions against Iran. They impose restrictions on exports of nuclear and missile to Iran, banking and insurance transactions, investment in oil, exports of refined petroleum products, and so on. Such measures are taken by many nations to deter Iran’s possible nuclear weapon program.[9] See also Look up hard power in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Soft power Sharp power Smart power Power (international relations) Power (social and political) References Daryl Copeland (Feb 2, 2010). "Hard Power Vs. Soft Power". The Mark. Retrieved 26 April 2012. Joseph Nye (January 10, 2003). "Propaganda Isn't the Way: Soft Power". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved October 1, 2012. Ernest J. Wilson (March 2008). "Hard Power, Soft Power, Smart Power" (PDF). The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 616 (1): 110–124. doi:10.1177/0002716207312618. Retrieved October 1, 2012. Kayhan Barzegar (July 10, 2008). "Joseph Nye on Smart Power in Iran-U.S. Relations". Belfer Center. Retrieved 26 April 2012. Daryl Copeland (Feb 2, 2010). "When it comes to Afghanistan, mixing military might with diplomatic talk is easier said than done". The Mark. Retrieved 26 April 2012. Roy Godson (Feb 6, 2012). "Between Hard Power and Soft". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved 26 April 2012. Tim Quirk. "Soft Power, Hard Power, and Our Image Abroad" (PDF). Retrieved 2 October 2012. Kayhan Barzegar (July 10, 2008). "Joseph Nye on Smart Power in Iran-U.S. Relations". Belfer Center. Retrieved 26 April 2012. Ariel Zirulnick (24 February 2011). "Sanction Qaddafi? How 5 nations have reacted to sanctions: Iran". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2 October 2012. Further reading Kurt Campbell and Michael O'Hanlon, Hard Power: The New Politics of National Security. Joseph S. Nye, Jr, Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics. vte Power in international relations Categories: DiplomacyInternational relationsInternational relations terminologyPower (social and political) Navigation menu Not logged inTalkContributionsCreate accountLog inArticleTalkReadEditView historySearch Search Wikipedia Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikipedia store Interaction Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact page Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Wikidata item Cite this page Print/export Create a book Download as PDF Printable version Languages Español فارسی Français Italiano Português Русский 中文 3 more Edit links This page was last edited on 27 June 2019, at 04:16 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. 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