Joseph S. Nye, author at Social Europe

The Future of American Soft Power

Soft power helped America lead the world. Trump’s wrecking ball diplomacy risks handing that role to China.

Explaining The Populist Revolt

In many Western democracies, this is a year of revolt against elites. The success of the Brexit campaign in Britain, Donald Trump’s unexpected capture of

Trump’s Emotional Intelligence Deficit

Joseph S. Nye

Last month, 50 former national security officials who had served at high levels in Republican administrations from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush published a letter saying

Brexit And The Balance Of Power

Joseph S. Nye

Britain joined what became the European Union in 1973. This year, on June 23, it will hold a referendum on whether to leave. Should it?

The Danger Of A Weak Europe

Joseph S. Nye

In 1973, US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, following a period of American preoccupation with Vietnam and China, declared a “year of Europe.” More recently,

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The Summer issue of The Progressive Post is out!

It is time to take action and to forge a path towards a Socialist renewal. European Socialists struggle to balance their responsibilities with the need to take bold positions and actions in the face of many major crises, while far-right political parties are increasingly gaining ground. Against this background, we offer European progressive forces food for thought on projecting themselves into the future.

Among this issue’s highlights, we discuss the transformative power of European Social Democracy, examine the far right’s efforts to redesign education systems to serve its own political agenda and highlight the growing threat of anti-gender movements to LGBTIQ+ rights – among other pressing topics.