“Power Play: Soft Power Unpacked” explores the subtle yet powerful ways nations, organizations, and individuals shape opinions, drive change, and wield influence—without coercion. McSilver Fellow-in-Residence Penny Abeywardena dives into the strategies that define soft power both locally and globally, from cultural diplomacy and media narratives to corporate branding and grassroots activism. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations as well as Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group, is the second guest to sit down with Abeywardena and explore how soft power can be instrumental to uplifting women and girls, navigating delicate international relations, or advancing development goals that in traditional perspectives seem out of reach.