The Library of Joseph Nye Jr.
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- by Juan Pablo Toro
- Strategic Affairs
The prestigious American political scientist, who passed away this week at the age of 88, left behind an immense body of work with essential titles in the field of International Relations. Below, we recommend five of his books.
One does not live by military strength and money alone; values, culture, and example are important sources of power for countries in achieving their objectives. Nye coined the term “soft power” to describe this.
Sooner or later, the dysfunctionality of U.S. domestic politics would compromise its preeminent position in the world, Nye warned when Donald Trump had not yet come to power.
Before globalization was called globalization, Nye and his colleague Robert Keohane began discussing the “interdependence” of the world in the late 1970s, which could undoubtedly become “complex.”
Essentially, this book compiles one of the courses on International Relations that Nye taught at Harvard University, making it a very useful foundational reading for those who wish to study these subjects.
A historical analysis of the impact of U.S. presidents on foreign policy and their relationship with the world. Not all left a legacy, of course, but Wilson’s idealism and Truman’s containment doctrine certainly made their mark in history.
