It is not easy to defy the hegemonic states. The forward is to become powerful so that you can resist hegemony. I think we can classify the Raashidoon expansion as smart power, a combination of soft and hard power.
How do countries defy hard power of hegemonic state? Also what kind of power was used when Islamic empire grew in the earlier stages of Islam after the prophets’s time.
Looks like countries are losing trust in idealism and creating their own contingency plans. Also, with US leading the "America first" it does make sense to acquire hard power.
It is not easy to defy the hegemonic states. The forward is to become powerful so that you can resist hegemony. I think we can classify the Raashidoon expansion as smart power, a combination of soft and hard power.
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How do countries defy hard power of hegemonic state? Also what kind of power was used when Islamic empire grew in the earlier stages of Islam after the prophets’s time.
In most conflicts today, we see use of hard power being employed by the countries, are more countries move to hard power globally ?
Looks like countries are losing trust in idealism and creating their own contingency plans. Also, with US leading the "America first" it does make sense to acquire hard power.