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Joseph S. Nye
Will the Ukraine war fuel nuclear proliferation?
By Joseph S. Nye - Jul 27,2022
CAMBRIDGE  —  When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Ukraine inherited part of its nuclear arsenal.
Soft power after Ukraine
By Joseph S. Nye - May 08,2022
CAMBRIDGE  —   As Russian missiles pound Ukrainian cities, and as Ukrainians fight to defend their country, some avowed realists might say, “So much for soft power.” But such a response betrays a shallow analysis.
Nuclear deterrence after Ukraine
By Joseph S. Nye - Mar 01,2022
CAMBRIDGE  —  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revived many questions about nuclear deterrence.
Whatever happened to soft power?
By Joseph S. Nye - Jan 11,2022
CAMBRIDGE  —  As 2021 drew to a close, Russia had massed troops near its border with Ukraine; China had flown military jets near Taiwan; North Korea was still pursuing its nuclear-weapons programme; and Taliban fighters were patrolling the streets of Kabul.
What really matters in the Sino-American competition?
By Joseph S. Nye - Dec 07,2021
CAMBRIDGE — The United States and China are competing for dominance in technology. America has long been at the forefront in developing the technologies (bio, nano, information) that are central to economic growth in the twenty-first century.
American democracy and soft power
By Joseph S. Nye - Nov 07,2021
CAMBRIDGE — At a recent meeting of trans-Atlantic foreign policy experts, a European friend told the group that he used to worry about a decline in American hard power, but felt reassured.
What difference did 9/11 make?
By Joseph S. Nye - Sep 07,2021
CAMBRIDGE — The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, were a horrific shock.
What did Biden achieve in Geneva?
By Joseph S. Nye - Jul 11,2021
CAMBRIDGE — When US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first summit in Geneva last month, cyber weapons played a larger role on the agenda than the nuclear kind.
What could cause a US-China war?
By Joseph S. Nye - Mar 09,2021
CAMBRIDGE — When China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, recently called for a reset of bilateral relations with the United States, a White House spokesperson replied that the US saw the relationship as one of strong competition that required a position of strength.
Biden’s Asian triangle
By Joseph S. Nye - Feb 08,2021
CAMBRIDGE  —  How Joe Biden handles China will be one of the defining issues of his presidency. He inherits a Sino-American relationship that is at its lowest point in 50 years. Some people blame this on his predecessor, Donald Trump.

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