Question

Which description best reflects military force as hard power?

Answer 1

Answer: The use of military force to resolve foreign policy situations instead of diplomacy

Explanation:

Hard power is used to refer to countries using military or economic means to get other countries to do what they want as opposed to using diplomacy and cooperation.

In terms of military force, using the military to resolve foreign policy situations instead of diplomacy is considered hard power. The United States has been involved in this in recent years by using hard power in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya.

In terms of Economic hard power, a country does this when they impose sanctions on another country like the Western nations have done on Iran and North Korea.