Meaning of smart power | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The combination of hard power and soft power strategies.
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2. Efficient energy distribution on a smart grid.
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Examples

“Hillary Clinton today endorsed the use⟳ of "smart power" to reassert global US influence⟳, telling the Senate foreign relations committee, which is considering her nomination as secretary of state, that the country cannot do everything in isolation.”

“A national-security budget where we spend⟳ 20 times as much money on the military and intelligence agencies as we do on diplomacy, democracy promotion, and smart power, is foreign-policy malpractice in the modern world.”

“The National Infrastructure Commission said a “smart power revolution” which improves the storage of power could transform⟳ the energy landscape.”

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