{"id":4747,"date":"2018-08-29T08:30:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T22:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=4747"},"modified":"2023-08-08T19:29:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T09:29:06","slug":"finding-australias-soft-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/finding-australias-soft-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Australia\u2019s soft power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/tag\/caitlin-byrne\/\">CAITLIN BYRNE<\/a>\u00a0 |<\/p>\n<p>The former Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop recently launched Australia\u2019s first-ever\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/foreignminister.gov.au\/releases\/Pages\/2018\/jb_mr_180814.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">review of soft power<\/a>. It\u2019s a bold move, flagging a new reality that Australia must engage more strategically through official and public diplomacy if it is to remain a \u2018persuasive voice\u2019 in its own region. And, coming at a time when the competition to influence narratives, set political agendas, and frame the rules of a changing regional order is intense, the stakes couldn\u2019t be higher.<\/p>\n<p>In launching the review, Bishop made the point that Australia \u2018starts from a position of strength\u2019. Indeed, Australia features pretty regularly as a top-10 nation in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/softpower30.com\/?_ga=2.227522783.355683390.1534833118-162078805.1534833118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">global<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/monocle.com\/film\/affairs\/soft-power-survey-2017-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surveys<\/a>\u00a0of soft\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/power.lowyinstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">power<\/a>. That\u2019s a good thing. Read a little closer, though, and it becomes clear that Australia does well because of things like economic stability, natural beauty, easy-going citizens and an overwhelmingly pleasant climate. 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