Joseph S. Nye
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., 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 Is the American Century Over?
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., 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 Is the American Century Over?
During his campaign, US President-elect Donald Trump challenged the alliances and institutions that underpin the liberal world order, but he spelled out few specific policies. Perhaps the most importa… read more
The political revolt against the "establishment elites" in many Western democracies over the last year has caused many to declare that globalization is in retreat. But it may be premature to draw such… read more
High-level Republicans who are refusing to support Donald Trump often declare that he lacks the "temperament" to be US president. And they are right: Trump lacks a key dimension of emotional intellige… read more
The importance of the Internet – to individuals, societies, companies, and economies – cannot be overstated. But, as a recent report by the Global Commission on Internet Governance shows, it is at ris… read more
The fact that leaders’ ends may sometimes justify violating norms about honesty does not mean that all lies are equal, or that we must suspend our moral judgment in such cases. So how can we judge whe… read more
A trend toward greater authoritarianism seems to be spreading worldwide, from Russia and China to the US. And yet, while abuse of power – the ability to cause others to do what we want – is as old as … read more
Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive US presidential nominee, has expressed deep skepticism about the value of America’s alliances. His is a very nineteenth-century view of the world.
Faced with a rising China, a declining but risk-inclined Russia, and the prospect of prolonged turmoil in the Middle East, close transatlantic cooperation will be crucial to maintaining a liberal inte… read more
Donald Trump’s lead in the race for the Republican Party’s nomination as its presidential candidate in November has caused consternation. The real danger is not that Trump will do what he says if he r… read more
