#5: What Is Soft Power (And Why Does It Matte...

In 1975, a French mercenary landed in the Comoros, a chain of small islands off East Africa, and decided he was going to run the place. Bob Denard staged four coups, converted to Islam, built a farm, and controlled the country from the shadows for over a decade. It was a story of ...  Show more

How did a small band of Norman soldiers in 1170 begin 800 years of English control over Ireland? It started as a deal between rival Irish kings. It ended in plantation, dispossession, and a divided island. This is the story of how a short-term alliance became a centuries-long occ ...  Show more

Qu’est-ce que le soft power ? Merci d’avoir posé la question ! Il fut un temps où la seule façon d’affirmer sa puissance, c’était la violence, la guerre. Depuis plusieurs décennies, le pouvoir d’un Etat ou d’un groupe s’évalue aussi à son Soft Power, c’est-à-dire sa capacité à in ...  Show more

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Imagine you are the leader of a country. How do you improve your international reputation? How do you make friends and gain influence? Countries around the world have tried a lot of creative approaches, but perhaps my favourite approach is Panda Diplomacy! What is Panda Di ...  Show more

Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world for the seventh time in a row. But why? What is happiness? And how is it measured? This episode of Thinking in English discusses the Cantril Ladder, why the World Happiness Report might not accurately test happiness, ...  Show more