Weatherhead Forum | The Legacy of Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

October 15, 2025 12:00–1:15pm ET Joseph S. Nye, Jr. served as director of the Weatherhead Center, then named the Center for International Affairs, from 1989–1993. From his theories of complex interdependence to soft power (and beyond), his legacy is vast and he has influenced many institutions, leaders, and political scholarship at large. We hope to touch on these myriad contributions in our Forum event. Speakers: Graham T. Allison, Jr., Faculty Associate. Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School. Carla Dirlikov Canales, Advisory Committee. Fellow, Social Innovation and Change Initiative, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School. Christina L. Davis, Director, Program on US-Japan Relations; Faculty Associate. Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government, Harvard University. Jake Sullivan, Kissinger Professor of the Practice of Statecraft and World Order, Harvard Kennedy School; Senior Fellow, Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire. Chair: Erez Manela, Acting Center Director (2025–2026); Director, Graduate Student Programs; Faculty Associate. Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History, Department of History, Harvard University.