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The Future of Power examines what it means to be forceful and effective in a world in which the traditional ideas of state power have been upended by technology, and rogue actors.

Joseph S. Nye, Jr., a longtime analyst of power and a hands-on practitioner in government, delivers a new power narrative that considers the shifts, innovations, bold technologies, and new relationships that are defining the twenty-first century. He shows how power resources are adapting to the digital age and how smart power strategies must include more than a country's military strength.

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, unsurpassed in military strength and ownership of world resources, the United States was indisputably the most powerful nation in the world. Today, China, Russia, India, and others are increasing their share of world power resources. Information once reserved for the government is now available for mass consumption. The Internet has literally put power at the fingertips of nonstate agents, allowing them to launch cyberattacks from their homes. The cyberage has created a new power frontier among states, ripe with opportunity for developing countries. To remain at the pinnacle of world power, the United States must adopt a strategy that designed for a global information age.

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320 pages
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PublicAffairs
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December 13, 2011
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5.5 x 0.88 x 8.38 inches
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1610390695
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978-1610390699
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"Excellent...Nye offers an illuminating distillation of the power relationships shaping a world in which the state with the best military can lose to the adversary with the better story."―The Financial Times

"As power moves from west to east and from the palaces of dictators to the street, it is not just the identities of power brokers that are changing: so is the very meaning of power. No one is better placed to explain these trends than the scholar-statesman Joe Nye... The Future of Power contains important essays on both 'cyber power' and 'American decline', but what is most useful is Nye's subtle exegesis of the mechanics of more conventional forms of power."―The New Statesman

"A concise, forceful statement of what Nye refers to as the liberal realist position in the US academy and in US politics... (which) paints a plausible scenario for the continuance of the US at the heart of the international system."―Times Higher Education Supplement

"While the British generally take a wary attitude to international gurus, it is worth bearing in mind that what Nye... think(s) today has a habit of becoming the global consensus tomorrow."―Mary Dejevksy, The Independent

About the Author

Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Dean of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, was Chairman of the National Intelligence Council and Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration. He is the author of several books, including The Paradox of American Power: Why the World's Only Superpower Can't Go It Alone and Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power. PublicAffairs also published his political thriller, The Power Game.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ PublicAffairs; Illustrated edition (December 13, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1610390695
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1610390699
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.88 x 8.38 inches

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Smart Power?

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2019

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The key idea of this book is conversion strategies and smart power. While this is simple enough it is a worthwhile read in grasping some takes on post cold war power politics

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Nye, and Power - Drop Mike

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2020

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Joseph Nye wrote it. And he's talking about power. You should read it.

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Fred

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2017

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A great book that will help you understand smart power or the balance of persuasion and force in an effort to lead the United States into the future.

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wallace w. conroe

Joseph Nye is a brilliant thinker. He understands the strength of "soft power" ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2015

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Joseph Nye is a brilliant thinker. He understands the strength of "soft power" to combat terrorism, as no one else seems to grasp. His voice must be heard in order to avert disaster in the near future. Yet it would seem his is a "cry in the wilderness." God help us.

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KG

Offers a deep understading of how global power works

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2013

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If you are interested in global politics then this is a timely and important book. Nye gives many persuasive historical examples to support his general theme. He speaks convincingly about the importance of soft power, his main interest. However, he balances this with numerous examples where soft power has not worked and will not work in the future.

The Future of Power is not a page turner, but Nye's work displays a deep understanding of how power works globaly. Few other authors posses such a comprehensive view into the mechanics of word power.

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James M Wu

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2015

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Excellent Item and Fast Shipping! Thanks!

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Koo Tat Kee

American leaders need smart power

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2013

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This is a book from a patriot. Basically, Nye is repeating what he has said before in his other books. However, in this book, he casted doubts on the decline of American power in the midst of global power transition. After his famous idea of 'soft power', he coined the term 'smart power' in this book for the 21st century American leaders. I think Nye's use of 'smart power' is to remind the American leaders the importance of balancing resources and commitments intelligently.

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the apostle of "Soft Power" economic and diplomaic as well as culure ditinguished from hard p

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2011

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I knew Nie years ago at Harvard.He worked at both sides I think State and Defense!A great scholar and teaqcher.

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Adrian J. Smith

A decent understanding of smart power, and the sum of its parts

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 22, 2011

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Joseph Nye's timely and informative analysis addresses all the questions one may have asked about the ambiguous term Smart Power and contrasts the various forms of power, whether it is economic power, hard power, or soft power.
Smart Power refers to a combination of all the above, with the addition that each is used prudently. In the wake of the 2003 Iraq War, the 2008 Global Recession, and the ubiquitous speculation of so called American decline, Nye presents an analysis of the US strengths and failures, and the policy recommendations for the way forward.
Unlike many contemporaries, Nye is careful not to exaggerate the rise of China, taking a broader analysis into the reality that the current rate of Chinese economic growth cannot last indefinitely due to China's internal contradictions and demographics, and that the US is unlikely to be surpassed any time soon as the world's hegemon. Rather, Nye, much like Fareed Zakaria, constructs the emergence of a multipolar world, and although with the US likely to remain at the top for sometime, Nye believes that regardless of the leadership in Washington DC, a more multilateral approach to world affairs will come about.
This is much a book about the present and the forms of power as it is a divination project into the future of power. Nye explains the limits of economic power, such as the ineffectiveness of sanctions, the limited power of economic weapons as powerful as oil, and how the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo could not have lasted much longer, due to Arab dependence on Western Markets, and US Security Guarantees.
Soft Power is an altogether different concept, relying on the cultural and ideological attractiveness of a nation and its behaviour. This takes many forms, ranging from the attractiveness of a country to foreign students, the popularity of its cultural exports, or the reception of its hosting of major events, such as the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Nye cautions that the imprudent use of hard power, such as the 2003 Iraq War, and incidents such as Abu Ghraib and the ongoing prison at Guantanamo Bay have been detrimental to American soft power, and has had an adverse affect on the psychological dimension of warfare, serving as a means of terrorist recruitment.
To students of political science and international relations, Joseph Nye is a familiar name, and this latest volume is a welcome addition to the reading lists of political and current affairs enthusiasts, both old and new. Nye's book is a much needed update to international relations theory that is essential reading, regardless of however acquainted one is with the global system.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2021

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A thoughtful book on power and leadership in international relations

Sarah.SS.s

Perfect condition

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2019

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Needed for uni. Perfect condition and interesting read. Arrived very fast.

Joseph Hunt

Easy reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2015

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Not a stuffy academic, book which makes it far more pleasant to read than it could have been, though Nye's work both benefits and suffers from his frequent use of examples to illustrate his points. At some points ruining the flow of his argument, nevertheless this gives the book a nicely weighted feeling.

Lachezar

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2013

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The order came earlier in perfect condition. I am very happy with the purchase. 10 from 10. And the book is definitely 'must have' for people interested in US Foreign policy!!!

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