Who has coined the Word 'Soft Powers'

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  1. Hans J. Morgenthau
  2. Joseph S. Nye
  3. Robert Jervis
  4. Ann Tickner

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Option 2 : Joseph S. Nye
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The correct answer is Joseph S. Nye.

Key Points

  • Joseph S. Nye coined the term soft power.
  • The concept's creator, Joseph Nye, first outlined three main sources of soft power as he developed the idea.
  • Foreign policy, cultural influence, and political principles make up Nye's three pillars of soft power.
  • However, there are numerous and diverse soft power sources within each of these three categories. 
  • Nye argues soft power as the ability of a country to persuade others to do what it wants without force.

Hence, the correct option is 2.

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