Joseph Nye on Soft Power

Harvard Kennedy School's Joseph Nye is university distinguished service professor and Sultan of Oman professor of international relations. He is the author of many books and articles on international relations, including his most recent book, "The Powers to Lead."

Nye, who coined the term soft power to describe the power of attraction as opposed to coercion in international relations theory, was interviewed Feb. 12 by Philadelphia Inquirer foreign policy columnist Trudy Rubin as part of an initiative sponsored by the American Academy of Political and Social Science in conjunction with their journal The Annals.