More: Soft Power
Africa and the possibilities of Russian partnership
For more than two decades, Russia has been struggling to regain its Soviet-era economic influence, but such efforts have hit stumbling blocks which policy...
Russia and Africa: More than economics
A lack of focus and lack of interest are hindering what could be a beneficial economic and political relationship between Russia and the African...
Assessing Russia’s Relationship With Africa
Over the past two decades, Russia's efforts to regain its Soviet-era influence in Africa have achieved little success because "times have changed significantly, for...
With Ambitious Goals, Russia Joins Foreign Players in Africa
After the collapse of the Soviet empire, Russia has steadily shown interest in many spheres, ranging from political consultations through business and economic cooperation...
Doing Business: Russia, Africa And The Media
Over the past few years, Russian authorities have been prioritizing media cooperation and the use of soft power to address the falling image of...
Hard and Soft Power in the Caspian: Russian and Iranian Objectives
Two of the five states that border the Caspian Sea can be considered hegemonic in the region: Russia and Iran. Although this is beneficial...
How India is exercising soft power through Heritage of Yoga
Recently, we must have witnessed the hype in Press about the International Yoga Day celebrations led by India all over the world. ...
Is one Putin things in order?
Russia is not widely known for its outstanding abilities in soft power. That could be explained, albeit not justified, for the strong concision characteristic...
Football, money and politics
Several days before the FIFA’s presidential elections, one of the biggest corruption scandals in the history of the organization has burst out. ...
Turkmenistan- a brand in the making?
Turkmenistan can be labeled as the most traditional society in the Caspian area. As a country, somewhere between historical tribalism and current authoritarianism, Turkmenistan...