Name: Global power shifts
Uploaded: 2010-10-26T09:08:00Z
Duration: 17 min 58 s
Description: Historian and diplomat Joseph Nye gives us the 30,000-foot view of the shifts in power between China and the US, and the global implications as economic, political and "soft" power shifts and moves around the globe.

Historian and diplomat Joseph Nye gives us the 30,000-foot view of the shifts in power between China and the US, and the global implications as economic, political and "soft" power shifts and moves around the globe.

Global power shifts

Global power is undergoing two dramatic changes: a transition from West to East and a diffusion from governments to non-state actors. Computing costs have plummeted a thousandfold since 1970, making influence available to anyone with an internet connection. While the rise of Asia echoes historical patterns, simplified predictions about the decline of the West often miss deeper realities. Success in this century depends not just on military or economic strength, but on the ability to shape stories and build cooperation.