Books like Soft Power

Soft Power by Joseph S. Nye reads as analytical, academic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Games nations play

John W. Spanier · 1972

Both explore international relations & foreign policy

77% genome match

World Restored Europe After Napoleon

Henry Kissinger · 1957

Both explore international relations & diplomacy

70% genome match

The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

Samuel P. Huntington · 1996

Both explore culture & international relations

68% genome match

The Problem of China

Bertrand Russell · 1922

Both explore culture & international relations

67% genome match

The Grand Chessboard

Zbigniew Brzezinski · 1997

Both explore international relations

64% genome match

Understanding International Conflicts

Joseph S. Nye · 1993

Both explore international relations & foreign policy

75% genome match

The Education Of An Idealist

Samantha Power · 2019

Both explore diplomacy & foreign policy

75% genome match

Transnational relations and world politics

Robert O. Keohane · 1970

Both explore international relations & global politics

77% genome match

On grand strategy

John Lewis Gaddis · 2018

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

Theories of international relations

Scott Burchill · 2001

Both explore international relations & global politics

74% genome match

Diplomat among warriors

Murphy, Robert D. · 1964

Both explore diplomacy & international relations

77% genome match

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

Paul M. Kennedy · 1987

Both explore international relations

54% genome match