Voice of America took jazz behind the Iron Curtain. Now, its demise signals the end of US soft power
- Written by Ben Hammond, PhD Student, Flinders University
Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has adopted a heavy-handed approach to cutting any perceived wasteful spending in the US government.
One of the more recent institutions targeted by Trump’s team, Voice of America, holds a potentially staggering implication: the end of American soft power.
Soft power earned the US...
