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Trust as a weapon of winning public diplomacy

The Nordic region offers a simple but harsh lesson: in a world growing more fragile, the most decisive power is not military strength, but trust.

At a time when many countries are mired in political polarization, crises of trust, and a stubborn diplomatic style, the Nordic countries demonstrate the exact opposite, as seen in how they win global diplomacy through public trust.

Ironically, this seemingly simple thing is actually the most difficult “weapon” for other countries to master.

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