The future of power
Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
- New York : PublicAffairs, c2011.
- xviii, 298 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Types of power -- What is power in global affairs? -- Military power -- Economic power -- Soft power -- Power shifts : diffusion and transitions -- Diffusion and cyberpower -- Power transition : the question of American decline -- Part III : policy -- Smart power.
Examines the impact of global communications on the twenty-first century, discussing traditional markers for power throughout history, and describing the importance of military strength, population, and ownership of world resources in determining which nations have an edge.