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CFA Level I · CFA Level I Exam · Introduction to Geopolitics

An analyst notes that a state has strong hard power but little ability to attract other countries through its culture and values. Which conclusion is most accurate?

The state can still coerce through military or economic means but has limited soft power. Hard power rests on force or economic pressure, while soft power rests on attraction through culture and values. Weak attraction does not remove its ability to influence others through hard power.

  1. AThe state can still coerce through military or economic means but has limited soft powerCorrect
  2. BThe state has no ability to influence other countries
  3. CThe state's influence depends only on its soft power

Explanation

Hard power is coercion through military or economic force; soft power is influence through attraction such as culture and values. Lacking attraction means limited soft power, yet hard power remains a means of influence. Influence is not solely soft power.

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