▁blog ▁Dem ocracy ▁Ar sen al , ▁where ▁she ▁has ▁written ▁posts ▁on ▁topics ▁including ▁development , ▁human ▁rights , ▁Ira q , ▁Dar fur , ▁progress ive ▁strategy , ▁pro l ifer ation , ▁and ▁the ▁UN . ▁Other ▁frequent ▁contrib utors ▁to ▁the ▁blog ▁include ▁Rosa ▁Bro oks , ▁Michael ▁C ohen , ▁An ita ▁Sh arma , ▁and ▁Sh adi ▁Ham id . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Joseph ▁N ye , ▁a ▁former ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense ▁under ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁Administration ▁and ▁former ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁School ▁of ▁Government ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University , ▁N oss el ▁has ▁been ▁cred ited ▁with ▁co ining ▁the ▁term ▁" Sm art ▁Power " ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁proposed ▁a ▁policy ▁of ▁liberal ▁international ism , ▁out lin ing ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁using ▁military ▁power ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁" soft ▁power ". ▁ ▁C iting ▁her ▁stated ▁positions ▁on ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁military ▁force ▁in ▁what ▁prominent ▁peace ▁activ ists ▁view ▁as ▁illegal ▁and ▁un just ▁U . S . ▁ag gression , ▁and ▁her ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁government ' s ▁treatment ▁of ▁U . S . ▁diss idents , ▁protest s ▁from ▁these ▁activ ists ▁have ▁followed ▁N oss el ▁since ▁her ▁appointment ▁and ▁ten ure ▁at ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁and ▁upon ▁her ▁selection ▁to ▁head ▁P EN . ▁Organ izers ▁from ▁the ▁femin ist ▁peace ▁group ▁Code ▁P ink ▁formed ▁a ▁campaign ▁asking ▁Am n esty '