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The country seems to be in a category of its own. Perhaps its geographical position, making it a Balkan country in Europe, but also...

Russia is not widely known for its outstanding abilities in soft power. That could be explained, albeit not justified, for the strong concision characteristic...

America seems reluctant in accepting the fairly benign fact that countries do not like to be dictated to and thus misses opportunities for creating...

­­­To many around the world, Azerbaijan is considered a remote and mysterious place. If they have even heard of it. This is surprising because...

Kazakhstan, it seems, has a very clear and coherent idea of what kind of image does it want to project on the international stage...

The phrase ‘Cold War’ typically brings about thoughts of a worldwide geopolitical struggle. However there is a new ‘Cold War’ brewing in the Caucasus...

Turkmenistan can be labeled as the most traditional society in the Caspian area. As a country, somewhere between historical tribalism and current authoritarianism, Turkmenistan...

The Islamic Republic of Iran has, undoubtedly, faced hard times and what came lately is no exception to that. The country, governed by Ayatollah...

Even before soft power was officially introduced into the vocabulary of international relations, its core principles were nevertheless exercised by state entities all over...

Nigerian diplomatic representatives, African researchers, non-governmental organizations, business people from Russia and Nigerian diaspora, local and foreign media representatives participated a one-day round-table discussions...