Oct 24 2012
Professor Joseph Nye
International Relations Expert
Joseph Nye is Dean Emeritus of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and distinguished Service Professor and a member of the Belfer Center Board of Directors at Harvard University. He is also the co-founder of the international relations theory “neoliberalism”. He created the concept of ‘soft power’ as a means of peaceful negotiation between nation states. This involves using the powerful tools of diplomacy, economic assistance and clear communication rather than using strong arm tactics of threats, coercion and military.
“He was named one of the top 100 Global Thinkers in 2011 by the Foreign Policy journal”
Dr. Nye served as Deputy to the U.S. under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology and chaired the National Security Council Group on Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons. In 1993 and 1994, he was Chairman of the National Intelligence Council, which coordinates intelligence estimates for the President. In 1994 and 1995, he served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. Dr. Nye is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Diplomacy and a member of the Executive Committee on the Trilateral Commission. He is the author of numerous books and more than 150 articles in professional journals.[/expand]
Professor Nye explains to audiences across the globe how the blending of hard and soft power into what he calls “smart power” have relevance in the day of non-state political forces (like Al-Qaeda). He talks about how the age-old diplomatic methodologies of hard power (military force and economic payments) and soft power (persuasion and attraction) have fused into smart power and a cogent and usable diplomacy which provides a pragmatic roadmap for a country’s foreign policy to deal with the challenges of a global information age.[/expand]
An experienced public speaker, his well prepared presentations are filled with complex ideas presented in an easy to understand format.[/expand]
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Topics
The Future of Power in the 21st Century
The Challenges of a Global Information Age
International Relations
Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
Publications
2012
Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation: An Introduction to Theory and History
2011
The Future of Power
2008
The Powers to Lead
2006
The Power Game
2005
Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
2000
Governance in a Globalising World
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