Salvador Santino Regilme in The Associated Press: 'The U.S. aid freeze is a return to hard-power coercion'
President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze U.S. foreign aid is raising concerns about ceding global influence to China. The Associated Press explores how this shift could weaken America’s soft power, traditionally used to build alliances and counter adversaries.
With Washington scaling back its aid commitments, China is expanding its financial footprint, offering investments without stringent political conditions. 'The broader implication of the U.S. aid freeze is a return to militarized diplomacy, where soft power is sidelined in favor of hard-power coercion', says Salvador Santino Regilme, Associate Professor of International Relations at Leiden University.
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