Power and Its Uses in International Relations: A Future Study

Abstract

The concept of force is among the main and influential concepts in the international system and international relations, and it is considered among the ancient concepts in all civilizations in the world. Force began to be used in a simple way, with simple machines made by hands, and used sometimes for self-defense and other times to hunt animals in order to prepare food, except With the passage of time and the progress of culture, knowledge, and civilization, power and its uses began to advance rapidly and dramatically due to the urgent need for it in order to organize life, impose the law, and resolve international disputes, in addition to the right to self-defense, the right to self-determination, and others.

Military power has become the main criterion in building institutions of power in countries. However, despite the period that extended over decades, reliance was no longer on military power in particular to achieve the strategic goals of countries. Rather, other powers entered alongside hard power (military and economic). ) Which is considered very expensive, such as the soft power that exists in diplomacy, civilization, and cultural and cognitive influence on peoples through the media, Internet technology, artificial intelligence, and others.