Журнал Viche 2015 №15

№15, 2015

Different faces of a “soft” force

The carrot and stick approach. Can one exist without the second one in the modern international policy? Is “soft” force an alternative to warlike gesture or inalienable constituent of the tough force policy? From what takes place today, in particular in Ukraine, one thing is clear: like any form of force, it can be used both for good and evil aims. Although the “soft” force can be applied with insidious intentions that will result in destructive consequences, it all the same differs from the “tough” force, above all things, by its armory...

Yana STADILNA