Liz Lynch
Spring 2008
"Nye/Armitage Report: Steps Toward Restoring U.S. Influence"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
"America's image and influence are in decline around the world. To maintain a leading role in global affairs, the United States must move from eliciting fear and anger to inspiring optimism and hope." The 2007 report, "A Smarter and Safer America," prepared by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Smart Power, makes this message clear as it lays out foreign policy recommendations for presidential candidates one year ahead of elections. The commission is co-chaired by Richard Armitage, former deputy secretary of state, and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor Joseph S. Nye, Jr., who serves on the Belfer Center's Board of Directors.
