Types of Power

• Soft power

  persuasive
• Hard Power


  Coercive
• Sharp Power 


  Manipulative
• Hard Power (examples)

  Military, coercive diplomacy, economic sanctions
• Soft Power examples


  Institutions, Education, Ideology, Culture
• Sharp Power


  Psychological, Public Opinion, Legal
• All powers can blend together
• Example of Hard Power in Geopolitics

  CHINA uses hard power to advance its geographic advantages.
• Top-Down

  when the decision-making process occurs at the highest level and then communicated to the rest of the team.
• Bottom-Up approach

  starts with individual components and builds upward.
• Hybrid Approach

  combines both aspects to improve efficiency.