<s>
Netpolitik	B-Application
is	O
an	O
emerging	O
smart	O
power	O
type	O
diplomacy	O
that	O
differs	O
from	O
realpolitik	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
Aspen	O
Institute	O
convened	O
a	O
three-day	O
conference	O
in	O
Aspen	O
,	O
Colorado	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
meaning	O
of	O
netpolitik	B-Application
and	O
how	O
the	O
internet	O
is	O
changing	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
the	O
nation-state	O
,	O
international	O
relations	O
,	O
and	O
national	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
report	O
produced	O
by	O
this	O
conference	O
,	O
as	O
synthesized	O
by	O
,	O
“	O
Netpolitik	B-Application
is	O
a	O
new	O
style	O
of	O
diplomacy	O
that	O
seeks	O
to	O
exploit	O
the	O
powerful	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
to	O
shape	O
politics	O
,	O
culture	O
,	O
values	O
,	O
and	O
personal	O
identity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
unlike	O
Realpolitik	O
—	O
which	O
seeks	O
to	O
advance	O
a	O
nation	O
’s	O
political	O
interests	O
through	O
amoral	O
coercion	O
—	O
Netpolitik	B-Application
traffics	O
in	O
‘	O
softer’	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
moral	O
legitimacy	O
,	O
cultural	O
identity	O
,	O
societal	O
values	O
,	O
and	O
public	O
perception	O
”	O
(	O
p.2	O
,	O
2002	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netpolitik	B-Application
requires	O
different	O
resources	O
than	O
realpolitik	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
therefore	O
different	O
in	O
its	O
availability	O
for	O
use	O
,	O
bearing	O
implications	O
for	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
diplomacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
emergence	O
of	O
netpolitik	B-Application
and	O
its	O
interaction	O
with	O
realpolitik	O
are	O
related	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
soft	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
interaction	O
with	O
hard	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netpolitik	B-Application
may	O
overlap	O
with	O
other	O
proposed	O
‘	O
politiks	O
,	O
’	O
such	O
as	O
mediapolitik	O
,	O
cyberpolitik	O
,	O
and	O
noopolitik	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
proponents	O
argue	O
that	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
is	O
sufficient	O
for	O
dealing	O
with	O
issues	O
of	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
high	O
technology	O
and	O
biological	O
encroachment	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
only	O
netpolitik	B-Application
embodies	O
the	O
network	O
form	O
as	O
the	O
organizing	O
principle	O
in	O
the	O
conduct	O
of	O
world	O
affairs	O
.	O
</s>
