Jun 29, 2026 · 59 min · 10 segments
What makes power endure? University of Bonn's Hendrik W. Ohnesorge explores the relationship between influence, values, and international leadership, arguing that attraction and legitimacy often…
Hendrik W. OhnesorgeGuestKevinHost
if your soft power is more based on nationalism or on sort of america first whatever germany first italy first hungary first right if everybody wants to put their own country first it's very hard to sort of reach an international version of that
today on the podcast i'm welcoming hendrik anazorge He's a senior lecturer at the University of Bonn and an expert on soft power and the transatlantic relationship between the US and European allies post-World War II.
Together, we dig into the aspects of soft power that make it such an influential part of geopolitics, and I hope you enjoy the episode.
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if your soft power is more based on nationalism or on sort of america first whatever germany first italy first hungary first right if everybody wants to put their own country first it's very hard to sort of reach an international version of that
today on the podcast i'm welcoming hendrik anazorge He's a senior lecturer at the University of Bonn and an expert on soft power and the transatlantic relationship between the US and European allies post-World War II.
Together, we dig into the aspects of soft power that make it such an influential part of geopolitics, and I hope you enjoy the episode.