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Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

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Joseph S. Nye, Jr., a professor at Harvard University and a former US assistant secretary of defense, is the author, most recently, of Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump (Oxford University Press, 2020).

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  1. Is America Reverting to Isolationism?
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    Is America Reverting to Isolationism?

    Sep 4, 2023 Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers the implications of the Republican Party's latest flirtation with populist foreign policies.

  2. India and the Global Balance of Power
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    India and the Global Balance of Power

    Jun 30, 2023 Joseph S. Nye, Jr. sees the country as a crucial partner to the United States, but thinks an alliance is a non-starter.

  3. Joseph S. Nye, Jr., on Chinese power, US politics, the new cold war, and more
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    Joseph S. Nye, Jr., on Chinese power, US politics, the new cold war, and more

    Jun 6, 2023 Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers how China undermines its own soft power, traces the potential causes of a war over Taiwan, welcomes Europe’s embrace of “smart” power, and more.

  4. If Trump Returns
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    If Trump Returns

    May 31, 2023 Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers the implications of the 2024 presidential election for America's foreign policy and global standing.

  5. Dilemmas of Deterrence
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    Dilemmas of Deterrence

    May 2, 2023 Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers America’s options for risk reduction as nuclear threats escalate and China-Taiwan tensions rise.

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    Whither the G20?

    Takatoshi Ito

    Following the latest G20 summit, the G7 should be thinking seriously about deepening its own ties with more non-aligned countries. If the Ukraine war drags on, and if China continues to threaten to take Taiwan by force, the G20 will be split between friends of the BRICS and friends of the G7.

     sees the grouping as increasingly divided between friends of the G7 and friends of China and Russia.
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    Making the Most of Africa’s Strategic Green Minerals

    Marit Kitaw explains how the continent can move beyond resource extraction to build green industry.
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    America Must Join Europe’s Climate Club

    Gary Yohe & Roger Kuhns urge US policymakers to create a carbon-pricing policy in line with the bloc’s emissions-reduction plan.
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    Measuring Corruption in China

    Yongheng Deng & Shang-Jin Wei outline a novel approach to assessing the extent and scope of the country's graft problem.
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    To Protect Democracy, Revive Local Journalism

    Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca identify promising new models and philanthropic initiatives geared toward supporting independent media.
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    How to Achieve Universal Cancer Care

    Sonali Johnson urges governments worldwide to include the disease in national health-insurance schemes.
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    What Climate Finance Needs

    Nouriel Roubini & Reza Bundy

    To prevent catastrophic climate change and accelerate the global transition to a net-zero economy, policymakers and asset owners urgently need to rethink how we channel capital at scale. The key is to develop new financial instruments that are profitable, liquid, and easily accessible to savers and investors globally.

     explain what it will take to channel private capital and savings toward sustainable development.
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    Down on the Biden Economy

    James K. Galbraith thinks the failure of wages to keep up with inflation explains much of the public’s dour mood.
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    The Dollar’s Full-Spectrum Dominance

    Carla Norrlöf foresees the greenback’s continued global hegemony owing to network effects and opportunism.

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