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In 140 Characters (#i140c): Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Berlin Policy Journal July/August 2015
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The Estonian president on austerity and difficult neighbors.

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@ilvestoomas What’s the most important skill that you brought to your office from a previous job?

@berlinpolicy Through Columbia College’s Contemporary Civ and Humanities core courses  I came to understand the Enlightenment basis of a liberal democratic society.

@ilvestoomas What’s the biggest obstacle for you at work?

@berlinpolicy Very early flights.

@ilvestoomas You’ve done a lot of work with soft power tools. Can soft power be effective against Russia?

@berlinpolicy Genuine soft power is not against but for something. Free flow of ideas, peace and development are much cheaper than war. Fake soft power can be bribery.

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