In recent years, the Chinese government has used scholarships to shape the views of Indonesian Muslim students on controversial issues such as the mistreatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
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A cold war - and the importance of trusted information - is pushing the UK government to revise its attitude to the BBC.
It may be soft power, but it still packs a punch.
Vladimir Putin has built a state-led strategy focused on building power and exerting control across the world, through the use of sport.
For six decades, this quintessentially British character has forged a strong relationship with the continent.
It’s all about winning in 2022.
China’s engagement with Ghana was solidified by its willingness to undertake an expensive project Western partners had run away from.
The competition for soft power is at the heart of the Olympics. This year, the opening ceremony will be crucial for Japan.
But it’s the taking part that counts.
Where natural resources are shared, in addition to the states, regional and international organisations also have a role to play in steering who gets what.
The global vaccine rollout has not been free from geopolitical rivalries and point-scoring.
The former Federal Reserve chair has the experience and broad respect to get businesses to move on climate change and to lay the foundation for real and lasting progress.
Police forces need to negotiate with communities to win back trust or risk getting trapped in a cycle of violence.
Former presidents Obasanjo and Mbeki have arguably made the most important contribution to Africa in the 21st Century by promoting peace, democracy, regional integration and pan-Africanism.
The fantasy of America as a liberal and redempetive global power is fast unravelling.
Like Pata-Pata, Homeless and Mbube, the song Jerusalema is elevated by a historical moment in time and has the power to cross over to different audiences.
City can rest safe in the knowledge that should they win this season’s delayed Champions League competition, they will get the opportunity to defend the title next year.
China’s attempts to promote its actions and model of governance while discrediting the EU are not a short-term response to the pandemic, but part of a long-term strategy to build its international power.
The show of compassion is part of an attempt by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to revamp Turkey’s international status.
From helping fight coronavirus to supporting education and biodiversity projects, China’s tech billionaires have moved boldly into philanthropy, continuing what is an ancient tradition.
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Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
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Associate Professor of Sport Business, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Doctoral Researcher in Politics, University of Surrey
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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Director, The Future of Diplomacy at the Institute for the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer in Journalism, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Clinical assistant professor, New York University; Rutgers University
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Head of Global Security, Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich; University of Sydney
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Professor emeritus, School of Education and School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Edinburgh
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Dean and Professor of Higher and International Education, Executive Director of SUNY's Strategic, Academic, and Innovative Leadership (SAIL) Institute, and Co-Director of the Cross-Border Education Research Team, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Senior Lecturer in ESOL/TESOL, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
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Enterprise Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate in History, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Birkbeck, University of London