Bio
Joseph S. Nye, Jr. is University Distinguished Service Professor and former dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
His books include Bound to Lead, The Paradox of American Power, Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics, The Future of Power, and Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era.
Featured Work
FEB 4, 2020 • Podcast
Do Morals Matter? Presidents & Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump, with Joseph Nye
How much do morals matter for U.S. presidents when it comes to international affairs? What are the ethics of "America First" or 2003 invasion of ...
JUN 11, 2013 • Podcast
Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era
Joseph Nye asks: "If the United States starts out the 20th century as a second-tier power and it ends up the 20th century as the ...
MAR 8, 2011 • Podcast
Ethics Matter: Political Scientist Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Joseph Nye discusses the sources of his ideas, his major concepts such as soft power, the impact of these concepts, and his thoughts on the ...
FEB 18, 2011 • Podcast
The Future of Power
"In the information age, the mark of a great power is not just whose army wins, but also whose story wins," says Joseph Nye. This ...
OCT 13, 2008 • Podcast
The Powers to Lead
What qualities make a leader succeed in business or in politics? Joseph Nye contends that modern leadership requires "smart power," which is a judicious situational ...
APR 13, 2004 • Podcast
Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
Joseph Nye's concept of "soft power" has become part of the international relations lexicon. In this 2004 book talk, he argues that hard power alone cannot ...
MAR 6, 2002 • Transcript
The Paradox of American Power: Why the World's Only Superpower Can't Go It Alone
Joseph Nye argues that U.S. leaders must create a framework that preserves American values congruent with those of other people in the world. "If ...
MAY 12, 1999 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): National Interest in the Information Age
Nye provides several reasons why the information age is likely to enhance rather than diminish American power.