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The Future Of Power (2000)

by Joseph S. Nye Jr.(Favorite Author)

3.61 of 5 Votes: 1

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review 1: Thorough and logical, but also a monotonous, unenlightening and frankly unenjoyable read. The dryness of Nye's language might have been rescued if the ideas and analysis presented were stimulating, but nothing in The Future of Power really lit my fire intellectually. Instead we get the usage of hokey phrases like "smart power" (the appropriate combination of "hard power" and "soft power"; the distinction between which one could probably make a good guess at without being at all familiar with Nye), and truisms like the fact that the use of power is a two-way relationship, depending on the "consent" of those over whom power is exercised and the authority of the executor. An arduous journey that is not worth taking.
review 2: Nye is on a hunt for new buzz words... more. He tells us about hard power, soft power, cyber power, and economic power. If they're all used effectively, that's smart power. There aren't any revelations in this book, and if you've take intro level international relations or simply followed world news, you're going to get bored quickly. Two other annoying things: (1) Nye's arrogance shines through in the tone of the book, despite the elementary level of the ideas conveyed; and (2) in order to best sustain its national interests, he takes it as a given that America must remain a world hegemon in all these power spheres. less

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