Joseph S. Nye, a former US assistant secretary of defense and chairman of the US National Intelligence Council, is University Professor at Harvard University. He is the author of The Future of Power and the forthcoming Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era.
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Joseph S. Nye
Commentaries by Joseph S. Nye
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In Defense of Non-Visionaries
OXFORD – Many of the recent tributes for Margaret Thatcher following her death celebrated her as a “transformational” leader who brought abo…
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BRICS Without Mortar
CAMBRIDGE – Last month, China’s new president, Xi Jinping, chose Moscow for his first foreign visit. He and Russian President Vladimir Putin…
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The Iraq War Ten Years Later
CAMBRIDGE – This month marks the tenth anniversary of the controversial American-led invasion of Iraq. What has that decision wrought over t…
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The Information Revolution Gets Political
NEW DELHI – The second anniversary of the “Arab Spring” in Egypt was marked by riots in Tahrir Square that made many observers fear that the…
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The World in 2030
CAMBRIDGE – What will the world look like two decades from now? Obviously, nobody knows, but some things are more likely than others. Compan…
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Immigration and American Power
CAMBRIDGE – The United States is a nation of immigrants. Except for a small number of Native Americans, everyone is originally from somewher…
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Japan’s Nationalist Turn
TOKYO – Japan has been in the news lately, owing to its dispute with China over six square kilometers of barren islets in the East China Sea…
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The Cuban Missile Crisis at 50
CAMBRIDGE – This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis – those 13 days in October 1962 that were probably the closest…
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Asian Nationalism at Sea
CAMBRIDGE – Will war break out in the seas of East Asia? After Chinese and Japanese nationalists staged competing occupations of the barren …
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The Obama Doctrine’s First Term
ASPEN – Public-opinion polls in the United States indicate a close presidential election in November. While President Barack Obama outpolls …
BRICS Without Mortar
Edward Ponderer: Well presented and a devastating analysis. It seems quite obvious that Professor Nye is correct. But I wouldn't end it here, but try to draw some more universal conclusions. For the BRICS are a…
BRICS Without Mortar
Marc Laventurier: So maybe it's time to retire the acronym along with he who coined it.