Power evolves. 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
In the sixteenth century, control of colonies and gold bullion gave Spain the edge; seventeenth-century Netherlands profited from trade and finance; eighteenth-century France gained from its larger p
This book examines the foreign policy decisions of the presidents who presided over the most critical phases of America's rise to world primacy in the twentieth century, and assesses the effectiveness
With The Powers to Lead, Joseph S. Nye Jr. offers a sweeping look at the nature of leadership in today's world, in an illuminating blend of history, business case studies, psychological research, and
Peter Cutler, a Princeton professor, accepts a government position in international security, but must deal with unexpected consequences when he mishandles negotiations involving Pakistan and the ille
The term "soft power" describes a country's ability to get what it wants by attracting rather than coercing others-by engaging hearts and minds through cultural and political values and foreign polic
