Toomas Hendrik Ilves – Berlin Policy Journal – Blog https://berlinpolicyjournal.com A bimonthly magazine on international affairs, edited in Germany's capital Thu, 10 Sep 2015 07:21:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.7 In 140 Characters (#i140c): Toomas Hendrik Ilves https://berlinpolicyjournal.com/in-140-characters-i140c-toomas-hendrik-ilves/ Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:00:24 +0000 http://berlinpolicyjournal.com/?p=2065 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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