1. VITALITY OF SOFT POWER FOR SECURITY AND PROSPERITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

2. GROUP MEMBERS Sri Lankan Brig R A Nugera WWV RWP RSP USP ndu
Brig R G U Rajapaksha RSP psc
Col Col H M S Herath RWP RSP psc
Col K A A Udaya Kumara RSP USP psc
Lt Col U L J S Perera RSP USP psc GW
Foreign
 Bangladesh Myanmar Oman
Canada Netherlands Philippine
Ghana Nigeria South Africa
Italy UK Zambia

3. What is the vitality of soft power for security and prosperity in the 21st century?

4. Vitality, security and prosperity
21st century world is a globalized world
Vitality implies viability and applicability
Opportunities and challenges
Interplay between soft and hard power
Interplay between security and prosperity
Security needs to be applied in a wider and global perspective

5. Smart approach
Deep understanding of local and regional security issues
Tailor made approach for the use of hard and soft power

6. Smart power Limitations of the use of hard power
Crux is the use of soft power to create a durable peace and a prosperous environment
Self sustaining peace
The more secure, the more prosperous
The more prosperous, the more secure

7. Conclusion What is the vitality of soft power in the 21st century?
The more prosperous, the more secure
Goal is to create a sustainable peace and prosperous environment
Deep understanding of the environment in which hard and soft power are used
Deep understanding of the limitations of hard power
Hard power is subordinate to the use of soft power
In a globalized world there are only global solutions
Soft power is not to be used only in foreign policy but also domestically