Saturday, January 22, 2005

Comparative Investments in Soft and Hard Power
Country //Public Diplomacy// Defense// Year
USA $1.2B $347.9B 2002
France $1.05B $33.6B 2001
UK $1.00B $38.4B 2002
Germany $218M $27.5B 2001
Japan $210M $40.3B 2001
I came across this today in Joseph Nye, Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics, (NY: PublicAffairs, 2004), p. 124.