Geopolitics
The Great Unraveling: How Western Hard Power Is Accelerating Its Own Decline While the Global South Rises
The United States suffered the steepest decline in global soft power despite remaining in first place, while China climbed to second place through deliberate investment in attraction and persuasion. This seismic shift reveals how the West's reliance on costly hard power tools like sanctions and tariffs is backfiring, eroding the very trust and influence that emerging powers are wisely cultivating for long-term resilience.
