Joseph S. Nye Jr., a Harvard University professor and former dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government who , was known in Japan as a longtime advocate of stronger U.S.-Japan security ties centered on an expanded military alliance and a coauthor of reports that greatly influenced the direction of the bilateral relationship.
¡°Professor Nye possessed profound expertise on the Japan-U.S. alliance and made significant contributions to its strengthening through dialogue and policy recommendations,¡± Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in an official statement of condolence Thursday.
Nye, who coined the term ¡°soft power,¡± or the use of nonmilitary means to persuade other nations, gained notice in Japan in 1995 when, as assistant secretary of defense under U.S. President Bill Clinton, he wrote the ¡°Nye Report.¡± It echoed a 1993 Clinton administration report by calling for the continued presence of 100,000 troops in the Asia-Pacific region.
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