Joseph Nye of the Harvard Kennedy School discusses the foreign policies of 20th-century American presidents and assesses the effectiveness and ethics of their choices with David Gergen, Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Kennedy School. He identifies two main types of presidential temperaments—transformational and transactional—and argues that both types were important in the development of the nation’s international power. What lessons from the American Century can we take into the unstable international arena of the early 21st century?
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Is the American Century Over?
Joseph Nye shares his memories of living through the American century and discusses the future of America's role on the international stage.
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The Rise of China and American Power
Joseph Nye of the Harvard Kennedy School examines the future of American relations with China. As China has become a more powerful player in the Pacific, how has it projected its strength?
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Rogue States and Suitcase Bombs: Coping with the New Nuclear Threat
Harvard Kennedy School expert in nuclear security Matthew Bunn discusses the nuclear threats of the 21st century: nuclear theft and terrorism, proliferation, and the nuclear energy fuel cycle.