Question

Describe US Hegemony in term of hard power , soft power , structural power

Answer 1

Hegemony is defined as the dominance or leadership by a single state over other states. It is the social, economic and political dominance of a state over other states. It is the political and military supremacy over others. 

US Hegemony is the supremacy and dominance of the United States over other countries. Over the years, America has grown to be a world power; both politically and economically. 

Hard power is the use of military in order to influence and win over other states. During the World War II, US came out as big military force. Also after 9/11, it started a military operation against terrorism all across the world showing its military dominance. 

Soft power is the use of persuasive terms to gain power and supremacy over other nations. US has a history of using soft power to gain supremacy in the international spectrum. US Marshall Plan is an example of US using soft power. It aided Western Europe in billions to keep it safe from Soviet influence. It gained a lot of good will and support by the Europeans as a result. 

Structural power is the form of power used to systematically  interact within societies and states. US foreign policy has always helped it gain power over other states with its ways of communication. It has set up trade routes such as NATO with alliance of other countries which shows their structural power.

Answer 2

“Hegemony” is a concept employed by social scientists to explain leadership inside a system of the states in the country. The US Hegemony in term of hard power , soft power , structural power are as follows;

Hard power is the exercise of armed forces and commercial means to affect the performance or advantages of other federal bodies. This form of legislative power which is often considered as hostile and is most powerful when forced by one political body upon another of less army and economic power.

Soft power is the strength to the political parties and seeks participation. Soft power is the capacity to form the decisions of others through appeal and attraction.

Structural powers refer to the powers of the central government is comprised of three separate divisions such as executive, legislative and judiciary, whose authorities are vested by the U.S. Constitution.