Joseph S. Nye
The Future of Power
CAMBRIDGE – Global government is unlikely in the twenty-first century, but various degrees of global governance already exist. The world has…
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Joseph S. Nye, University Professor at Harvard University, is a former US assistant secretary of defense and chairman of the US National Intelligence Council, and one of the most influential theorists of international relations. In this collection of exclusive Project Syndicate commentaries, he examines the shifting nature of power in a globalized world.
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Joseph S. Nye
Recovering America’s “Smart Power”
The United States needs to rediscover how to be a “smart power.” That was the conclusion of a bipartisan commission that I recently co-chair…
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Joseph S. Nye
The Decline and Fall of America’s Decline and Fall
CAMBRIDGE – The United States is going through difficult times. Its post-2008 recovery has slowed, and some observers fear that Europe’s fin…
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Joseph S. Nye
The Intervention Dilemma
CAMBRIDGE – When should states intervene militarily to stop atrocities in other countries? The question is an old and well-traveled one. Ind…
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Joseph S. Nye
Has Economic Power Replaced Military Might?
CAMBRIDGE – At the Cold War’s end, some pundits proclaimed that “geo-economics” had replaced geopolitics. Economic power would become the ke…
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Joseph S. Nye
Is Military Power Becoming Obsolete?
CAMBRIDGE – Will military power become less important in the coming decades? It is true that the number of large-scale inter-state wars cont…
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Joseph S. Nye
The Reality of Virtual Power
DAVOS – As Arab regimes struggle with demonstrations fueled by Twitter and Al Jazeera, and American diplomats try to understand the impact o…
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Joseph S. Nye
American Power in the Twenty-First Century
CAMBRIDGE – The United States government’s National Intelligence Council projects that American dominance will be “much diminished” by 2025,…
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Joseph S. Nye
Cyber War and Peace
CAMBRIDGE – Two years ago, a piece of faulty computer code infected Iran’s nuclear program and destroyed many of the centrifuges used to enr…
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Joseph S. Nye
Learning to Lead
CAMBRIDGE – Public-opinion polls show that citizens in many democracies are unhappy with their leaders. This is particularly true in Great B…
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