The European Political Newspaper

Connect Sign in with Twitter
Home

Author Bios

Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

Joseph S. Nye, Jr. is a professor at Harvard and the author of The Future of Power.

Latest entries

Romney versus Obama
Comment
Posted May 16, 2012

CAMBRIDGE – While the presidential primary elections in the United States are not over, Mitt Romney is now almost certain to be the party’s nominee to face Democratic President Barack Obama in November.

Read Post
Cyber war and peace
Comment
Posted April 11, 2012

CAMBRIDGE – Two years ago, a piece of faulty computer code infected Iran’s nuclear program and destroyed many of the centrifuges used to enrich uranium. Some observers declared this apparent sabotage to be the harbinger of a new form of warfare.

Read Post
What’s wrong with transformational leadership?
Comment
Posted March 9, 2012

CAMBRIDGE – This year’s presidential campaign in the United States has been marked by calls from Barack Obama’s would-be Republican challengers for a radical transformation of American foreign policy. Campaigns are always more extreme than the eventual reality, but countries...

Read Post
When women lead
Comment
Posted February 8, 2012

MUNICH – Would the world be more peaceful if women were in charge? A challenging new book by the Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker says that the answer is 'Yes'.

Read Post
Charisma we can believe in
Comment
Posted January 10, 2012

CAMBRIDGE – A leadership transition is scheduled in two major autocracies in 2012. Neither is likely to be a surprise. Xi Jinping is set to replace Hu Jintao as President in China, and, in Russia, Vladimir Putin has announced that he will reclaim the presidency from Dmitri Medvedev....

Read Post