Articles tagged with: Joseph Nye
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Monday, 17 Oct, 2011
Numbers are central to the stories we tell. They leverage sentiment and ignite emotion and can be downright dangerous. But if the weight of numbers can be crushing, who is crushed depends on who has the numbers on their side. Numbers are always exaggerated or downplayed depending on the story we want to tell; Joseph Nye observed: “it’s not just whose army wins, it’s also whose story wins.”
Consider, for example, the case of the Hama Massacre in Syria in February 1982 whe...
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Tuesday, 5 Jul, 2011
Joseph Nye is one of the world’s most respected and influential scholars on international relations and American foreign policy. Co-founding the school of neoliberalism in international relations with Robert Keohane, and coining the terms “soft power” and “smart power,” Nye has shaped how the world thinks and discusses international affairs. His writings have been a key source of influence for the development of Obama’s foreign policy.
Joseph Nye is the University Distinguish...
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