SOFT POWER IN THE FOREIGN POLICIES OF THE STATES

Silvestru MAXIMILIAN, Galina ULIAN, Iulia CAPRIAN, Daniela FILIP, Iurie CAPRIAN Universitatea de Stat din Moldova

Abstract

When speaking of Soft Power, it is required to interpret the notion. The idea of the existence of SP belongs to American J.Nye. SP is an unquantifiable forces. Absence of SP and presence of SP in the west of Germany contributed to the fall of the "wall" separating the population. SP defied BF, removed it, and contributed to the unification of Germany. J.Nye provided a definition: SP is the ability to do, to contribute to the course of economic, social processes, which, without the presence of SP, would not occur. Keywords: Soft Power, Brute Force, innovation, expansion of relations, economic affairs, economics, economic relations, economy, economic policy, economic factors, economic sanctions.