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US zooms in on soft power bid
Has Barack Obama's policy of "smart power" worked in trying to shift the world's perception of the US?
Last Modified: 21 Aug 2012 04:41

Barack Obama, the US president, has tried to distance his politics from that of previous administrations with a policy called "smart power".

It is the use of softer methods to promote democracy and coalitions - at home and abroad.

But this has not always worked.

Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports from Washington.

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