Joseph S. Nye Jr.

Nye is the University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus and former Dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Chair of the National Intelligence Council, and a Deputy Under Secretary of State. His new book is A Life in the American Century

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Is America in Decline?

Americans have a long and complicated history of worrying about our decline.

By Joseph S. Nye Jr.

Do Morals Ever Matter in American Foreign Policy?

As the Middle East ferments and impeachment draws us into foreign policy, we are faced with a perennial question. Do morals matter, or are moral arguments just window dressing that presidents use to justify their...

By Joseph S. Nye Jr.
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