Trump’s victory suggests that many US voters feel disaffected with globalisation. But the USA will retain its global influence, both through hard and soft power. Since World War II, the United States has sustained alliances and institutions that constitute a liberal international order. Now, the rhetoric of Donald Trump in the 2016 election campaign has […]
Joseph Nye is a professor at Harvard University and widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers on American foreign policy. He developed the concept of soft power, and has worked with the U.S. State Department during both the Clinton and Obama administrations.