hard power
the ability to achieve one's goals by force, esp military force: Compare soft power
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How to use hard power in a sentence
Today the hard power part of our war effort is stretched across Africa and Asia.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea | Bruce Riedel | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe U.S. has long since stopped projecting hard power around the world.
Yes We Can Still Market: Why U.S. Brands Remain World’s Most Valuable | Daniel Gross | June 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd there are limits to what hard power on its own can achieve.
Hillary's Farewell Speech: Read the Transcript | The Daily Beast | February 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST(Although look at its growing hard-power crisis over those islands off Japan).
They seem less afraid of her hard power than they were of her soft, behind-the-scenes, wifely power.
Mrs. Davenport feared her and her cold, hard power, as she feared nothing else in the world.
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