TY - BOOK ID - 78342927 TI - Military soft power PY - 2014 SN - 1442231297 9781442231290 1306939569 9781306939560 9781442231283 1442231289 PB - Lanham, Maryland DB - UniCat KW - Military education KW - Armed Forces KW - Students, Foreign KW - Educational exchanges KW - Democratization KW - Democratic consolidation KW - Democratic transition KW - Political science KW - New democracies KW - Armed Services KW - Military, The KW - Military art and science KW - Disarmament KW - Army schools KW - Education, Military KW - Military schools KW - Military training KW - Schools, Military KW - Education KW - Political aspects. KW - Officers KW - Training of. KW - Government policy KW - Study and teaching KW - United States KW - Military relations. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78342927 AB - The military has long been associated with hard power, yet it is engaged in public diplomacy as it represents the U.S. abroad and facilitates the diffusion of ideas. Military Soft Power examines one such aspect of U.S. public diplomacy: how the United States extends its influence or "soft power" worldwide through military educational exchange programs hosted by the United States' elite military schools, its war and staff colleges. The presence of international officers at U.S. military schools is substantial, yet very little is ER -