smart power

Noun

smart power (uncountable)

1. The combination of hard power and soft power strategies.
   • Hillary Clinton today endorsed the use of "smart power" to reassert global US influence, telling the Senate foreign relations committee, which is considering her nomination as secretary of state, that the country cannot do everything in isolation.2009 January 13, Paul Lewis, Peter Walker, “Hillary Clinton backs 'smart power' to assert US influence around world”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
   • A national-security budget where we spend 20 times as much money on the military and intelligence agencies as we do on diplomacy, democracy promotion, and smart power, is foreign-policy malpractice in the modern world.2019 October 7, Chris Murphy, “How to Make a Progressive Foreign Policy Actually Work”, in The Atlantic
2. Efficient energy distribution on a smart grid.
   • The National Infrastructure Commission said a “smart power revolution” which improves the storage of power could transform the energy landscape.2016 March 4, Press Association, “Improved energy storage could help save Britain £8bn a year, says report”, in The Guardian, →ISSN