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H.O.P.E.S. Development

H.O.P.E.S. Development

SaraJoy Pond

The tools of hard power are force, sanctions, payments and bribes; the tools of soft power institutions, policies, culture and values. Hard power is authoritarian and self-serving. Soft power is neither. And HOPES development is built on soft power.

New Lessons from 'Hotel Rwanda'

New Lessons from 'Hotel Rwanda'

SaraJoy Pond

It seems unreasonable to me to leave an audience cheering, and crying, on its feet and then expect them to somehow dig up, search out, or invent the means to make a difference. It seems unfair to generate that kind of energy without providing an actionable channel for it.