Editing Hard power (section)

==Examples==
The [[United States]] has demonstrated a 'hard power' policy in regard to the [[Iraq War]], the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan War]] and its continued war on the [[Taliban]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Copeland|first=Daryl|date=Feb 2, 2010|title=When it comes to Afghanistan, mixing military might with diplomatic talk is easier said than done.|url=http://www.themarknews.com/articles/895-hard-power-vs-soft-power|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501050956/http://www.themarknews.com/articles/895-hard-power-vs-soft-power|archive-date=1 May 2012|access-date=26 April 2012|publisher=The Mark}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author=Godson|first=Roy|author-link=Roy Godson|date=Feb 6, 2012|title=Between Hard Power and Soft.|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/between-hard-power-and-soft|magazine=The Weekly Standard|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref> To be more specific, the United States' attack on Iraq in 2003 was initially justified based on concerns about Iraq's possession of [[weapons of mass destruction]] (WMD). In part by referring to "[[War on Terrorism]]," [[George W. Bush]] administration used hard power measures to uproot Iraqi dictator [[Saddam Hussein]] and to handle subsequent crisis in Iraq. 

Joseph Nye has used the term to define some policy measures in regard to [[Iran]] as well.<ref name="Kayhan Barzegar"/> For instance, there are many sanctions against Iran passed by [[UN Security Council]] and numerous nations such as the United States and those of the European Union also impose bilateral sanctions against Iran. They impose restrictions on exports of nuclear and missile to Iran, banking and insurance transactions, investment in oil, exports of refined petroleum products, and so on. Such measures are taken by many nations to deter Iran's possible nuclear weapon programs because they wanted to ensure that the Islamic Republic of Iran is forced to negotiate a deal (p5 +1) in order to reduce its nuclear weapons programme which was steadily on its way to creating Iran into nuclear power. The economic sanctions imposed saw a major economic collapse of the Iranian economy in terms of inflation and GDP. This in may part was described as effective use of economic hard power compared to less effective attempts such as those on North Korea.<ref>{{cite news|author=Zirulnick|first=Ariel|date=24 February 2011|title=Sanction Qaddafi? How 5 nations have reacted to sanctions: Iran|newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-Issues/2011/0224/Sanction-Qaddafi-How-5-nations-have-reacted-to-sanctions./Iran|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>