一国软实力主要来自三个方面：文化（哪些地方认为其文化具有吸引力 ） 、 政治价值（如果能在国内和国外实现）以及外交政策（如果被视为合理并且具有道德权威性 ） 。
A country derives its soft power primarily from three resources: its culture (in places that find it appealing), its political values (when it lives up to them at home and abroad), and its foreign policies (when they are seen as legitimate and having moral authority).