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MENTAL MODEL · M3281

Sharp Power

Sharp Power
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-31

CORE DEFINITION

Refers to the use by authoritarian states of the openness of democratic societies to precisely penetrate and disrupt the target country's political environment through disinformation, infiltration, and interference. It does not seek to 'attract' (soft power) but to 'penetrate' and 'manipulate'.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Information warfare defense. Helps identify malicious infiltration disguised as cultural exchange or commercial cooperation, and be wary of asymmetric vulnerabilities in open systems.

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Refers to a state's use of manipulation, misinformation, and division to weaken the target country's information environment and institutional resilience, distinct from the attractiveness of 'soft power'.

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