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Joseph S Nye, Jr
Professor, Harvard University
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The Evolution of America’s China Strategy
While US President Joe Biden’s administration is right to question the basic assumptions that underlay America’s strategy of engagement with China, those who devised that strategy over two decades ago were also right in their own way. Then as now, even distant scenarios must be left open, writes Joseph S. Nye Jr.
America’s China challenge
Joseph S. Nye weighs the scenarios for US-China competition and how America should respond.
Why China won't mediate an end to the Ukraine war
China has an opportunity to help end the war in Ukraine, but domestic politics mitigate against it, writes Joseph S. Nye.
What really matters in the Sino-American competition?
Competition with China calls for carefully managed ‘decoupling’ of economic relations, writes Joseph N. Nye. One option, he argues, is for middle powers to lead a trade agreement for information and communication technology that would be open to countries meeting basic democratic standards.
America's new Great-Power strategy
The big global challenges of the 21st Century require a new American approach to power that emphasises cooperation, writes Joseph S. Nye. In the case of China, that means developing a new power paradigm that avoids demonising the country, while pursuing ‘cooperative rivalry’.