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Will reliance on 'shadow power' defeat Kremlin's purpose?
2015-09-10
Posted by:ryuge

#3  And being feared...?
Posted by: JohnQC   2015-09-10 10:19  

#2  Being respected is even more important. As in - making an offer that can't be refused.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-09-10 09:37  

#1  Its "soft power" is distinctly limited: Surveys show that the country is generally neither liked nor trusted worldwide and certainly not seen as a model to follow

Being liked is important!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-09-10 04:39  

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