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A 3 page book review that examines Joseph S. Nye’s book The Paradox of American Power. In this text, Nye argues that, despite its superpower status, it is still impossible for America to have absolute control over world events. The write explains and summarizes Nye’s views. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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under the Clinton administration.i As this suggests, he is eminently qualified to evaluate the future of U.S. foreign policy in the wake of the event of September 11, 2001. In
his text The Paradox of American Power, Nye takes the position that, despite the superpower status of the U.S., it remains impossible for American foreign policy to "absolutely influence world
events."ii Nye bases this appraisal on an analogy that compares the current world situation to a "three-dimensional chess game," which basically argues that the U.S. must learn to wield its
power softly and work within the network of global consensus.iii The top tier of this chess game is the area that Nye refers to as "hard power," and it is
in this realm that the U.S. is the clear leader, as it possesses the military might to take unilateral action.iv However, the next layer is the economic realm, and it
is in this area that the U.S. is forced to "give and take with the rest of the world," particularly Europe.v The foundation layer of this chess game is the
"realm of transnational relations that cross borders outside of government control."vi This is the area characterized by "soft power," that is, the realm of "American values, traditions and social mores,"
which hold the possibility of balancing "diplomatic and informational power."vii Nye believes that the U.S. should take a stand between unilateralism and multilateralism, in which "what America stands for" is
considered to be equally significant with other factors.viii While Nye argues that a dominant state should exercise both "hard" and "soft" power, but that "soft" power should predominate in todays
world of globalization.ix He goes to argue that it is dangerous for the U.S. to "opt out of treaties and conventions," which are uniformly endorsed by other nations.x Quoting a
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