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In the Trump era, everybody's talking about 'soft power.' But ... what is it exactly?
- Fatma Tanis
- April 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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The U.S. government long saw giving international aid as a way to build goodwill throughout the world. Did it work? And what does the reducing of foreign aid mean for that effort now?
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Originally published at NPR World