Harvard University Professor and author, most recently of Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump (Oxford University Press, 2020)
I’m now in China which ranks 15 of world top universities as US and none Chinese. They can’t believe Congress plans to tax and damage this advantage. Maybe we are not a smart power after all.
Trumpism is a danger, but the center held and institutions worked. Local officials held an honest election despite pandemic and unprecedented turnout that unseated a demagogue. It was sustained in the courts and Congress. Does the Jan 6 shock suggest Trumpism may have peaked?
In Beijing last weekend, many Chinese worried about new Cold War. But in the real Cold War there were no US/Soviet trade or social relations unlike US/China relations today. Can we learn to cooperate and compete at the same time?
Pleased to see the current issue of The Economist lists my 2015 book "Is the American Century Over?" as one of five books to read to understand the world today. I think the argument has held up.
Pardon the immodesty of such an interview, but I thought the answers might be useful to young people thinking of a career in international relations and foreign policy.
A fascinating q&a with
@Joe_Nye
on moving between academia and govt., intel work and policy making, following your curiosity, solving puzzles, assuring diversity in nat sec, and how he wrote a novel. No discussion, alas, of flyfishing adventures.
Do morals matter in foreign policy? Many are skeptical. But I examined 14 presidencies since 1945 & found that the cynical view is bad history. Presidents have consistently tempered power / realist considerations with moral reasoning.
Other presidents have broken the law and lied. Trump is not unique; but more extreme. Thus impeachment. I give the history in my new book Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump
ASG Co-Chair
@Joe_Nye
looks back on the concept of soft power that he first published in 1990. In an
@Tandfonline
article, he addresses critiques of the concept and traces its evolution. “All concepts arise in a context, and contexts change.” Read:
The Logic of US-China Competition by Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
@ProSyn
"Cooperative rivalry" is an oxymoronic term but it summarizes the policy dilemma Biden faces.
Having foreign students on US campuses is a great way to make non-Americans pro-American. It is also a great way to introduce them to our ideals & persuade them to stay or take those ideals home. We seem now to be intent on turning them away & against us
Agree. I try to imagine how Trump will look to historians in my current Project Syndicate column, and in December my book on Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump
Bolton made many mistakes—just as his critics had expected—but he is not the real reason why U.S. foreign policy has been so erratic and unsuccessful over the past 17 months. If Trump wants to find the real culprit, he should look in the mirror. My column:
OUT NOW: listen to our latest episode featuring
@Joe_Nye
of
@Harvard
! We discuss the modern use of “soft power” and its relevance in current conflicts and policies today.
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There’s a perception that Covid-19 is altering the balance of power between China and the U.S.
But the basic factors of power don’t change as quickly as you might think.
A pleasure to speak with
@Ali_Wyne
for the launch of
@ConvSix
Celebrating Winter Solstice by Harvesting a Christmas tree we planted 20 years ago. Even Winter has its small joys that make life worthwhile. Our best to you all.
Congratulations
@maurertim
@CarnegieEndow
on the release of this important new book! Cyber Mercenaries is an important contribution to the ongoing cyber discussions.
It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of beloved ASG member, Secretary Madeleine Albright. She leaves an enormous legacy as an iconic leader with a profound commitment to promoting a free, just, and equitable world. Full statement here:
"Though soft power tends to operate more subtly and over a longer time horizon, it has nonetheless emerged as a key feature of Ukraine's defense."
—HKS's
@Joe_Nye
As I show in my new book
#DoMoralsMatter
?, many presidents have lied, but never to this extent. Trump is not unique; he is extreme. He debases the currency of trust.
The GCSC will release its final report “Advancing Cyberstability” at the
@ParisPeaceForum
on 12 November! The report offers a cyberstability framework, norms of behavior for state and non-state actors, and recommendations for enhancing stability: .
President Trump: "Somehow sitting in the Oval Office, behind that beautiful Resolute desk -- the great Resolute desk -- I think wearing a face mask as I greet presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens, I don't know, somehow, I don't see it for myself."
Does
@realDonaldTrump
’s presidency represent a major turning point in America’s role in the world, or is it just a minor historical accident? The answer, says
@Joe_Nye
of
@Harvard
, will be known on November 3.
Happy Publication Day
@Joe_Nye
! "Do Morals Matter?" provides a succinct vignette of each
#president
from Woodrow Wilson to
#Trump
, creating a historical framework around each one's ethics and policy. Available now in the US:
Following the U.S. announcement of its diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over human rights concerns, read ASG Co-Chair
@Joe_Nye
’s essay on the role of democracy in the U.S. strategy for China.
Agreed. Frederick Douglas was right when he said it on July 5, 1852. But remember America is an idea, not an ethnicity, and our hope is to become the idea even when our behavior is not becoming.
I will be discussing the future of Western interventionism at HowTheLightGetsIn Global online festival in the debate, The Good, the Bad and the West. This will stream live on Saturday 19th September, 20:30 BST, 3.30pm EDT.
@Joe_Nye
argues that, by significantly increasing its own defense spending and pursuing closer military cooperation with the United States, Japan's current government is moving in the right direction.
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@ProSyn
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