How can the UK maximise its soft power? Foreign Affairs Committee to hold an evidence session
The Foreign Affairs Committee will hold the opening evidence session on its inquiry into soft power.
The session will explore how the UK’s soft power can be used to bring about tangible benefits to the UK, and the extent to which the UK Government can influence the country’s soft power.The session will consider soft power in the context of recent geopolitical changes, including the fracturing multilateral order and the post-pandemic shift to a more digital world.
Meeting details
Questions are likely to cover how the Government can measure soft power, and whether soft power indices correlate with successful foreign policy outcomes. Committee Members may discuss the trade-off between focusing on hard or soft power. The session may also include questions on the international comparators, including how the UK’s soft power ranking compares to states such as Russia and China, and what that means in terms of real-world advantage.
Members are likely to discuss the Government’s Soft Power Council.