The transformation in the global balance of power and China’s growing influence requires a reassessment of the concept of power in the context of international relations literature. This book, which includes essays on the post Cold War period by Nye, one of the leading theorists of the concept of soft power, and the transcript of an online interview conducted with Nye as part of the “China and World” webinar series organized by the Center for China and Globalization in 2021, provides an important theoretical framework for understanding the changing global dynamics.