Joseph S. Nye’s legacy reshaped how nations compete, insisting that strategy and principle need not be at odds — even in an age where power is often measured in leverage, not legitimacy.
Joseph S. Nye Jr. speaks during the session 'China, Europe, U.S.: The Coopetition Challenge' at the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 23, 2014. Credit: World Economic Forum via Flickr
On September 1, 1990, ten months on from the collapse of the Berlin Wall, Professor Joseph Nye opened with the following lines in his Foreign Policy article:
The Cold War is over and Americans are trying to understand their place in a world without a defining Soviet threat. Polls report that nearly half the public believes the country is in decline, and that those who believe in decline tend to favor protectionism and to counsel withdrawal from what they consider “overextended international
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