Joseph S. Nye

Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor
Harvard Kennedy School
Office Address
Taubman-162
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 124
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-1123
Fax: 617-496-3337
Email: joseph_nye@Harvard.Edu
Assistant
Jeanne Marasca (617-495-4537)
Joseph Nye

Profile

Joseph S. Nye Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor, and former Dean of the Kennedy School. He received his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Princeton University, did postgraduate work at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship, and earned a PhD in political science from Harvard. He has served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Chair of the National Intelligence Council, and Deputy Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology.In 2004, he published Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics; Understanding International Conflict (5th edition); and The Power Game: A Washington Novel. In 2008 he published The Powers to Lead and his latest book published in 2011 is The Future of Power.

Courses

Fall

  • IGA-610 Leadership and 20th Century American Foreign Policy

Media Expertise

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Research

For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Commentary
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Obama Can Still Build a Second-Term Legacy." CNN.com, May 21, 2013.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Despite All the Confidence, the BRICS are Without Mortar." Daily Star, April 10, 2013.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "History Will Judge Bush on Iraq." China Daily, March 13, 2013.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Work With China, Don’t Contain It." New York Times, January 25, 2013.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Immigration and American Power." Korea Times, December 16, 2012.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Japan's Nationalism is a Sign of Weakness." Financial Times, November 27, 2012.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Cuban Missile Crisis at 50." Korea Times, October 15, 2012.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Fear Factor: The Illusion of American Decline." World Politics Review, October 9, 2012.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Asian Nationalism at Sea is Worrying, Though We Must Avoid Alarmism." Daily Star, September 8, 2012.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "A War Over Desolate Asian Islets." Globe and Mail, September 5, 2012.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "First Term of Obama Doctrine." China Daily, August 11, 2012.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "The Intervention Dilemma." Korea Times, June 17, 2012.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "In a Brutal World, a Responsibility to Protect Will Stay on The Table." Daily Star, June 13, 2012.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Work With China, Don’t Contain It." New York Times, January 25, 2012.
  • Magazine and Newspaper Articles
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "What China and Russia Don't Get About Soft Power." Foreign Policy. April 29, 2013.
    • Nye, Jr., Joseph S. "Our Pacific Predicament." American Interest. March/April 2013.