Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power

This book, written by a scholar of international relations, argues that American leadership is likely to continue well into the 21st century, but that the nature of our power has changed.

Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Dean of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, was Chairman of the National Intelligence Council and Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration. He is the author of several books, including The Paradox of American Power: Why the World’s Only Superpower Can’t Go It Alone and Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power. PublicAffairs also published his political thriller, The Power Game.