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April 23 12.46 CET | “It is ironic that President Bush said during the 2000 election campaign that ‘if we are a humble nation, others will respect us. If we are an arrogant nation, they will not’, because his administration then proceeded to ignore his advice.” Yet now, the Bush administration is gradually rediscovering its need for ‘soft power’ – as it reaches the limits to what it can manage on its own. RÆSON has spoken to Joseph Nye, professor at Harvard, who is without question one of the world’s leading theorists on international relations. Nye, who also served as Deputy Minister of Defense in the Clinton-administration, was interviewed by Mads Fuglede earlier in the year about the foreign policy of the Bush administration in both a historical and theoretical perspective.

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 ”There are two dimensions to what Bush did in changing foreign policy. One was to reorient the focus of foreign policy and the other was how he went about implementing it. Reorienting the focus to put the emphasis on weapons of mass destruction and terrorism, I think, actually was correct. [...] Where they did not do as well is on the means of foreign policy, where they did not pay enough attention to institutions of soft power. But I think that they are gradually beginning to realize that in the implementation they will do better if they pay more attention to these issues."

  

 		  

 

 

 

 

 

  
   
 

RÆSON is a Danish magazine devoted to politics of significance. Its primary medium is this website, which is financed by advertising, but in addition we produce radio shows, newspaper articles and books - the first of which, "The United States | Europe - enemies in common?" came out in june 2003 to good reviews.

We cover to distinct themes: International politics of national importance and National politics of international importance - nothing but. Whenever RÆSON publishes an interview originally conducted in English, it will be made available in Danish and English both.

The magazine is based on a unique panel of distinguished Danish analysts - from politics, journalism and a number of different academic disciplines, including no less than two former Foreign Secretaries and the current Minister of Integration. RÆSON is indispensable as an agenda-setter for the public debate; as a resource for teaching - and as reading-material for anyone interested in politics.
     
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An interview with Dr. Daniel S. Hamilton:
 Our trans-Atlantic Homeland (November 20th 2003)

An interview with Keith Richburg of The Washington Post:
 They never defeated the Iraqi army (November 10th 2003)

An interview with Christopher Caldwell of The Weekly Standard:
 Americans don't love liberty... (March 10th 2003)

 

 

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RÆSON is a current affairs magazine, independent of political parties, institutions and organisations. Its basis is a unique panel featuring leading Danish politicians, commentators and academics:

Lars Erslev Andersen
Svend Auken
Hans Branner
Gregers Dirckinck-Holmfeld
Jørgen Dragsdahl
Christian Friis Bach
Lykke Friis
Connie Hedegaard
Niels Helveg-Petersen
Ulla Holm
Erik Hoffmeyer
Bertel Haarder
Lars Bo Kaspersen
Morten Kelstrup
Peter Kuhlman
Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard
Mogens Lykketoft

Martin Marcussen
Hans Mouritzen
Bjørn Møller
Gorm Rye Olsen
Nikolaj Petersen
Henrik Qvortrup
Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen

Sten Rynning
Tøger Seidenfaden
Mona Sheikh
Hans Skov Christensen
Ditlev Tamm
Claus Vastrup
Ole Wæver
Clemens Stubbe Østergaard
Uffe Østergaard
 

 

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