Joseph Samuel Nye Jr. (January 19, 1937 – May 6, 2025) was an American political scientist, writer and politician. He was born in South Orange, New Jersey. A neoliberal and Democrat, he is best known for his 1977 book Power and Interdependence and for his theories and explanations between soft and hard power in the international political scale.

Nye was Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs for President Bill Clinton from 1994 to 1995. Before, he was Chair of the National Intelligence Council from 1993 to 1994.[1]
Nye died on May 6, 2025 at a hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the age of 88.[2][3]
References
change- ↑ "Joseph Nye Faculty Page". Faculty Directory. Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ↑ "Former HKS Dean, Leading International Relations Scholar Joseph Nye Dead at 88". The Crimson. May 7, 2025. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Joseph Nye, Political Scientist Who Extolled 'Soft Power,' Dies at 88". The New York Times. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
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- Conversations with History interview Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine with Harry Krelsler at the UC Berkeley Institute of International Studies in April 1998