Joseph S. Nye Jr.

University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, and Former Dean of the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Joseph S. Nye Jr.

Joseph S. Nye Jr. is University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, and former dean of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He received his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Princeton University, won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, and earned a PhD in political science from Harvard. He has served as assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, chair of the National Intelligence Council, and deputy under secretary of state for security assistance, science and technology. His most recent books include The Powers to Lead (Oxford University Press, 2008); The Future of Power (PublicAffairs, 2011); Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era (Princeton University Press, 2013); and Is the American Century Over? (Polity, 2015). He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the British Academy, and the American Academy of Diplomacy. In a recent survey of international relations scholars, he was ranked as the most influential scholar on American foreign policy, and in 2011, Foreign Policy named him one of the top 100 global thinkers.

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The U.S.-Japan Alliance in 2024: Toward an Integrated Alliance

The U.S.-Japan alliance is at a moment of historic strength, even as both countries confront daunting challenges in the international system. This report calls for an alliance that is more integrated across the economic and security realms to uphold the rules-based order.

Report by Richard L. Armitage and Joseph S. Nye Jr. — April 4, 2024

Book Launch: A Life in the American Century

Please join CSIS President and CEO, Dr. John J. Hamre, on Tuesday, January 30 at 3:00pm EST for a conversation with Joseph S. Nye Jr. about his new book, A Life in the American Century, followed by a book signing and reception. 

Event — January 30, 2024

Xi Jinping's China and the Korean Peninsula

The 'Commission on Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula', launched by the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), invites you to an in-depth discussion on the impact of Xi Jinping's third term as president of Chinese Communist Party in the geopolitics of Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula with prominent experts such as Prof. Joseph S. Nye Jr. of Harvard University, and formerly high-ranking officials from the United States and South Korea. 

Event — April 14, 2023

North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence

Amid new challenges, the United States and South Korea must re-examine its approach to North Korea policy and U.S. extended deterrence. Explore the recommendations of the CSIS Commission on the Korean Peninsula in this interactive report.

Digital Report by John J. Hamre, Joseph S. Nye Jr., Victor Cha, and Katrin Fraser Katz — January 19, 2023

Recommendations on North Korea Policy and Extended Deterrence

A new report from the CSIS Commission on the Korean Peninsula offers actionable recommendations for navigating North Korea policy and strengthening U.S. extended deterrence.

Report by John J. Hamre, Joseph S. Nye Jr., Victor Cha, and Katrin Fraser Katz — January 19, 2023

What do we do on North Korea? Extended Deterrence & Diplomacy

The CSIS-Chey Institute Commission on the Korean Peninsula now premieres the pre-recorded event for the public to get a glimpse into the inner workings of a new project focusing on the North Korea threat and the Korean Peninsula.

Event — June 27, 2022