American power in the world relies on these ideals of openness and critical debate.

- Joseph Nye

As we think of power in the 21st century, we want to get away from the idea that power’s always zero sum — my gain is your loss and vice versa. Power…

- Joseph Nye

Power is the ability to affect others to get the outcomes you want, and that can be done by coercion, payment or attraction.

- Joseph Nye

The national interest is predetermined by geopolitics or the history of a country. Important political leaders never just followed their interests - …

- Joseph Nye

Democracy is the best school to learn soft power.

- Joseph Nye

Terrorism is like jujitsu: The small players win if they make the large player use his strength against himself.

- Joseph Nye

Money and donations are an important part of our political system. They are hard power.

- Joseph Nye

America should find its interests in ways which are more consistent with the interests of other countries, which are things that are good for us but …

- Joseph Nye

America rests on shared values rather than shared ethnicity.

- Joseph Nye