A Global Ranking of Soft Power 2018 2 the SOFT POWER 30
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A Global Ranking of Soft Power 2018 2 THE SOFT POWER 30 Designed by Portland's in-house Content & Brand team. SECTION HEADER 3 CONTENTS 7 16 Contributors Introduction Disorderly conduct Order up? The 2018 Soft Power 30 12 The Soft Power 30 30 Methodology of the index Objective data Subjective data Changes, challenges, and limitations 40 Results and analysis The top five Breaking down the objective data Breaking down the results 60 116 The Indo-Pacific in focus: Soft power platforms: old and new The Asia Soft Power 10 The transformational (soft) power of museums: India rising: soft power and the world’s at home and abroad largest democracy Tristram Hunt, Victoria and Albert Museum Dhruva Jaishankar, Brookings India The quest for Reputational Security: interpreting The ASEAN we don’t know the soft power agenda of Kazakhstan and other Ong Keng Yong, RSIS newer states Nicholas J. Cull, USC Center on Public Diplomacy China goes global: why China’s global cultural strategy needs flexibility Reimagining the exchange experience: the local Zhang Yiwu, Peking University impact of cultural exchanges Jay Wang and Erik Nisbet, USC Center on Japan: Asia’s soft power super power? Public Diplomacy Jonathan Soble, Asia Pacific Initiative #UnknownJapan: inspiring travel with Instagram Australia in Asia: the odd man out? Max Kellett, Portland Richard McGregor, Lowy Institute Table talk: bringing a Swiss Touch to the The two Koreas and soft power American public Aidan Foster-Carter, Leeds University Olivia Harvey, Portland The Asia Soft Power 10 Soft power and the world’s game: the Premier League in Asia Jonathan McClory, Portland 92 Public diplomacy and the decline of liberal New coalitions of the willing & democracy Vivian S. Walker, USC Center on Public Diplomacy emerging issues For NGOs, we live and die by soft power Fighting back: fake news, disinformation, and the Bijan Frederic Farnoudi, Kofi Annan Foundation question of sharp power Max Kellett and Justin Kerr-Stevens, Portland Malaria elimination: The role of public and private leadership Hard laws, soft power Benjamin Rolfe and Patrik Silborn, APLMA Philip Hall, Portland Soft power and global health diplomacy: the rise of France 158 Tara Ornstein, USC Center on Public Diplomacy Conclusion and look ahead Global collision or international collaboration? Addressing a framework for cyber policy Trends and lessons Elizabeth Linder, Chatham House Going forward The future of diplomacy takes root in cities Nina Hachigian, City of Los Angeles and Penny 168 Abeywardena, City of New York Appendix Appendix A – Metrics Appendix B – References Creator and Author JONATHAN MCCLORY Jonathan is the author of The Soft Power 30 and a specialist in soft power, public diplomacy, cultural relations, and place branding. Based in Singapore, he is Portland’s General Manager for Asia. He has advised senior government clients in the UK, Europe, and Asia on reputation, policy, and effective global engagement. Before working in the private sector, Jonathan was Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government (IfG). While at the IfG, Jonathan created the world’s first composite index for measuring the soft power of countries. This prior research helped inform the development of The Soft Power 30, which is now used as a benchmark by governments around the world. PORTLAND USC CENTER ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY Portland is a strategic communications The USC Center on Public Diplomacy (CPD) was consultancy working with governments, established in 2003 as a partnership between the businesses, foundations, and non- Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism governmental organisations to shape and the School of International Relations at the their stories and communicate them University of Southern California. It is a research, effectively to global audiences. analysis, and professional education organisation dedicated to furthering the study and practice of global public engagement and cultural relations. With special thanks to contributors whose efforts in research, editing, guidance, and design were instrumental to the completion of this report. | Warren Aspeling | Florence Feng | Henri Ghosn | Kate Joyce | George Kyrke-Smith | Natalia Zuluaga Lopez | Kit Neill | Mary Peters | Melanie Thienard| 7 Contributors Penny Abeywardena Penny Abeywardena is the Commissioner for International Affairs at the New York City Mayor’s Office for International Affairs. Penny was Director of Girls and Women Integration at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) from 2009 to 2014. Nicholas J. Cull Nicholas J. Cull is the Professor of Public Diplomacy and the founding director of the Master of Public Diplomacy program at USC. Nicholas is also a Faculty Fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy. Bijan F. Farnoudi Bijan Farnoudi is the Head of Communications at the Kofi Annan Foundation. He was Head of Communications at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 2008 to 2013 in South Sudan, Nepal, Afghanistan, and Geneva. Aidan Foster-Carter Aidan Foster-Carter is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Sociology and Modern Korea at Leeds University. He has covered Korean affairs for Oxford Analytica and the Economist Intelligence Unit. Nina Hachigian Nina Hachigian is the Deputy Mayor for International Affairs in the Office of the Mayor of Los Angeles. Nina was appointed US Representative to ASEAN with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from 2014 to 2017. Philip Hall Philip Hall is a Partner at Portland and leads the firm’s disputes practice. He has particular expertise in litigation, conflict, and crisis communications, as well as developing complex digital campaigns for conflict and crisis situations. 8 THE SOFT POWER 30 Olivia Harvey Olivia Harvey is an Account Manager at Portland. She specialises in developing communications strategies for governments, with a particular focus on soft power and public diplomacy. Tristram Hunt Tristram Hunt is the Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum. He was a Labour Party MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central from 2010 to 2017, and Shadow Secretary of State for Education from 2013 to 2015. Dhruva Jaishankar Dhruva Jaishankar is a Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at Brookings India and the Brookings Institution in Washington DC. He was a Transatlantic Fellow with the German Marshall Fund in Washington DC from 2012 to 2016, where he managed the India Trilateral Forum. Max Kellett Max is a Senior Account Manager at Portland, where he advises clients across Asia and the Middle East on integrated communications activity. He has particular experience in digital communications and crisis management and has spent time embedded within government units. He also has a strong interest in how soft power and digital technology can be leveraged in pursuit of foreign policy priorities. Justin Kerr-Stevens Justin Kerr-Stevens is a Partner at Portland with expertise in capability building and digital strategy for governments in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe. He was a Strategic Communications Advisor to various ministries in the UK government from 2004 to 2012. Lisa Koh Lisa Koh is a Senior Account Executive at Portland. She specialises in developing and implementing communications strategies for government and philanthropic organisations, with a focus on East Asia. 9 Elizabeth Linder Elizabeth Linder founded the Conversational Century in 2016 and serves as Chair of the Kinross House Meetings in Scotland. She is a Senior Consulting Fellow at Chatham House and Executive Director of Global Communications & External Affairs at Beautiful Destinations. Richard McGregor Richard McGregor is a Senior Fellow at the Lowy Institute with expertise in the politics and economies of East Asia, primarily China and Japan. He was the Financial Times bureau chief in Beijing and Shanghai from 2000 to 2009, and headed the Washington office from 2011 to 2015. Erik Nisbet Erik Nisbet is Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at The Ohio State University specialising in public diplomacy and foreign policy. Erik is also a Faculty Fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy. Ong Keng Yong Ong Keng Yong is an Ambassador-at-Large at the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Executive Deputy Chairman of the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies at NTU. He was High Commissioner of Singapore to Malaysia from 2011 to 2014, and Secretary-General of ASEAN from 2003 to 2008. Tara Ornstein Tara Ornstein is a Multilateral Advisor for the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Tara is an international affairs and global health professional specialising in the management of international research and service delivery programmes. Benjamin Rolfe Benjamin Rolfe is the Chief Executive Officer of the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance. He was the Pacific Lead Health Advisor at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2013 to 2014. 10 THE SOFT POWER 30 Patrik Silborn Patrik Silborn is the Senior Director of Financing and Resource Mobilisation at the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance. He was Head of the Private Sector Engagement Department at The Global Fund from 2014 to 2017. Jonathan Soble Jonathan Soble is a Visiting Fellow at the Asia Pacific Initiative. He was formerly the Tokyo correspondent for The New York Times and Tokyo bureau chief for the Financial Times. Vivian S. Walker Vivian S. Walker is a Faculty Fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy, where she serves as Guest Editor for CPD Perspectives and is a Research Fellow at Central European University Center for Media, Data, and Society in Budapest. Jay Wang Jay Wang is the Director of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy and an Associate Professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Zhang Yiwu Zhang Yiwu is the Deputy Director of the Center of Cultural Resource Research at Peking University. He is a member of the 13th Political Consultative Committee, and a delegate of the Beijing Municipal People’s Congress. In memory of Dr. Martin Roth, 1955 – 2017 The 2018 Soft Power 30 report is dedicated to the memory of Dr.