Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series
Joseph Nye
Wednesday, 05 Apr 2006 at 6:00 pm – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
Joseph Nye joined the Harvard faculty in 1964 and became Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1995. Nye has served in three government agencies, most recently as chairman of the National Intelligence Council and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs between 1993 and 1995. He was awarded the Intelligence Community's Distinguished Service Medal for both positions. He has served as a director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a member of the advisory committee of the Institute of International Economics, and the American representative on the United Nations Advisory Committee on Disarmament Affairs. Nye has authored numerous books, including Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics (2004), and has published policy articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The International Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, and The Financial Times. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series.Cosponsored By:
- Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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