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Soft Power

International Relations

'Soft power' was coined by the Belfer Center’s own Joseph Nye. We analyze cultural diplomacy, public opinion, and strategic communication strategies in the context of building alliances and shaping global perceptions in an interconnected world. 

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Significance of the Iran-Saudi Arabia Agreement Brokered by China

by Stephen Walt, Michael Miner , Karen Elliott House, Joseph S. Nye, Grant Golub, Peyman Asadzade, Mohammed Alyahya and Daniel Sobelman
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from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
People inspect the wreckage of buildings that were damaged by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.

The End of Cyber-Anarchy?

January/February 2022 by Joseph Nye
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from Foreign Affairs
an alert from the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Reconceptualizing Cyber Power

April 2020 by Julia Voo, Irfan Hemani, Simon Jones, Winnona DeSombre, Dan Cassidy and Anina Schwarzenbach
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A representative image of a digital "map"