As Trump withdraws aid from the neediest around the world, China is filling the vacuum
Former dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government served in two US presidential administrations
Joseph Nye coined the term for the influence countries exert through attraction. Here he sets out why exclusive nationalism is likely to prove a losing strategy
Harvard professor who coined term ‘soft power’ says turmoil facing US and college where he works was worse in the 1960s
The relationship between the two superpowers is fraught but manageable if the US plays its cards right
Gideon Rachman talks to Joseph Nye about the role of morality in shaping foreign policy
Economic exchange can produce welfare gains, but it can also be used as a weapon
Exaggerated fears about growing Chinese power are counter-productive
A useful ‘gift’ to western elites comes in unfortunate wrapping
The US has advantages over its challenger that will outlive the present administration
