Joseph S. Nye Jr.

Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently, and often incorrectly, by political leaders, editorial writers, and academics around the world. So, what is soft power? Soft power lies in the ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power, the ability to coerce, grows out of a country's military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of a country's culture, political ideals, and policies. Hard...

“The Future of Power” examines what it means to be forceful and effective in a world in which the traditional ideas of state power have been upended by technology, and rogue actors. Joseph S. Nye, Jr., a longtime analyst of power and a hands-on practitioner in government, delivers a new power narrative that considers the shifts, innovations, bold technologies, and new relationships that are defining the twenty-first century. He shows how power...

Americans constantly make moral judgments about presidents and foreign policy. Unfortunately, many of these assessments are poorly thought through. A president is either praised for the moral clarity of his statements or judged solely on the results of their actions. In Do Morals Matter?, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., one of the world's leading scholars of international relations, provides a concise yet penetrating analysis of the role of ethics in US foreign...