“Barack Obama a pratiqué ce que j’appelle le smart power, une manière de renforcer le hard power (puissance militaire) en lui associant le soft power.”
Contrairement à ce que prétendaient ses adversaires, il est faux d’affirmer que Barack Obama pratiquait seulement le soft power.
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