17 THE JURY IS IN? THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL RESPONSES TO THE COVID HEALTH CRISIS ON SOFT POWER OF THE UNITED STATES, CHINA, AND GERMANY (2020–2021)1
Introduction
The COVID global health crisis, as any other event in world history of similar proportions, has been a test of the efficiency of both national responses and international collaboration. States, alongside international organizations, for the last 2 years (2020–2021) were under scrutiny of national and international publics, which closely observed how responsible authorities managed (or mismanaged) their responses to the pandemic. In the process, public perceptions evolved accordingly. Some states – among them previous soft ...
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