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American power, like much else, exists on a spectrum. At one extreme of our foreign policy, there is pure force, the power of muscles and guns; somewhere toward the middle are various forms of diplomacy, from moral suasion to tit-for-tat deal-making. At the other extreme there is the power of friendships across cultures, the power of example, the power of teaching.
Thomas Dichter is a cultural anthropologist who has worked in international development for five decades.
