Noopolitik is an alternative way of politics raising beside hard power driven realpolitik. Noopolitiks rely on knownledge, networking and soft power instead of hard power. The idea was originally presented by American information warfare researchers John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt. Hard power is a concept which is mainly used in realism in international relations and refers to national power which comes from military and economic means. ... Realpolitik (German: real (realistic, practical or actual) and Politik (politics) is a term used to describe politics based on strictly practical rather than idealistic notions, and practiced without any sentimental illusions. ... Soft power is a term used in international relations theory to describe the ability of a political body, such as a state, to indirectly influence the behavior or interests of other political bodies through cultural or ideological means. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... John Arquilla is a PhD in International Relations from Stanford. ...

See also

• Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (IPA: ; May 1, 1881 – April 10, 1955), a Jesuit priest trained as a paleontologist and a philosopher, was present at the discovery of Peking Man, the so-called synantropus pekinensis. ...

Sources:

• John Arquilla & David Ronfeldt: "The Emergence of Noopolitik: Toward an American Information Strategy", Rand 1999