Nye, who coined the term “soft power”, has died at the age of 88. Here in full is his upcoming article from Monocle’s June issue. Joseph S Nye, who popularised the term “soft power”, on what it means ...

Since the start of his second term, U.S. President Donald Trump has been dismantling the traditional channels of American soft power. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is no longer ...

He coined the term, arguing that a country’s global influence can’t be built on military might alone. Diplomats around the world paid heed. By Trip Gabriel Joseph S. Nye Jr., an influential figure in ...

What may look like savings through layoffs and grant rescissions will in fact cost billions in lost trade, weakened alliances, and diminished global influence. Linda J. Bilmes is a former US assistant ...

Clockwise from top left: Moo Deng; LISA; Thais celebrate after the government approves same-sex marriage; a still from The White Lotus. Clockwise from top left: Moo Deng; LISA; Thais celebrate after ...

In the post–Cold War era, few concepts have more profoundly shaped discussions of U.S. foreign policy than the idea of “soft power.” The term was coined by the American political scientist Joseph Nye ...

Earlier this month the United Kingdom government launched an inquiry into the country’s soft power – that is, its tools of attraction and cultural influence. Soft power is an elusive form of influence ...