Joseph Nye, advocate of stronger U.S.-Japan relations, dies at 88

Joseph S. Nye Jr., political scientist behind ‘soft power,’ dies at 88

Joseph S. Nye Jr., a Harvard scholar who coined the term “soft power” to describe how cultural forces, humanitarian aid and education can be as effective in diplomatic efforts as military and economic might, died May 6 at a hospital…

Former Harvard dean, leading international relations scholar...

Former Harvard Kennedy School dean and prominent international relations scholar Joseph S. Nye Sr. died at 88 on Tuesday. HKS Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein announced Nye's death in an email to faculty, staff, and students Wednesday afternoon. Nye, who served as assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs under President Bill Clinton, was one of the most influential thinkers in contemporary international relations theory. Nye was…

Remembering political scientist Joseph Nye

Joseph Nye Jr. — one of the world’s leading thinkers on the nature of power and international relations — died this week at the age of 88.

Joseph Nye Was the Champion of a World That No Longer Exists

The distinguished scholar, who coined “soft power,” shaped five decades of U.S. foreign policy.

The political scientist, Harvard professor and political advisor died at the age of 88. His comments appeared for many years on the debate pages of the "Press" - most recently on the day his death became known.

At the end of the Cold War, professor at Harvard, Deputy Minister of Defense with Clinton, developed the concept of soft power based on attraction and persuasion.