Theodore Couloumbis – Who’s Advising This Prince?
February 6, 2009 |
Couloumbis Theodore
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The recent emphasis on the “smart power” concepts developed by Harvard’s Joseph Nye has reminded us that from the times of Kautilya, Sun Tzu and Machiavelli, intellectuals have avidly sought the role of adviser to the prince.
In the last century, George Kennan created the doctrine of “containment” of the Soviet Bloc. Henry Kissinger breathed new life into “concert politics” in a balance-of-power international system. Samuel Huntington defined a “clash of civilizations.” And Joseph Nye elaborated “soft” versus “hard” power and their resultant synthesis – lately and repeatedly referenced by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — “smart power.”
May 2, 2009 at 5:44 am
I was browsing the internet and happened to see a familiar name. You. Do you remeber me from American University days? It was long time ago but seems like yesterday. After I finished at AU in 1976 I worked for few years for some NGOs overseas in the Middle East India, and Si Lanka on humanitarian aid projects particularly with refugees and and then returned to teaching at Morgan State University in Baltimore. My only contact with AU now is with Dr. Said. Everone else has moved on. I will be very happy to hear from you. With regards.
Sushil