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Diplomacy

Henry Kissinger

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In this controversial and monumental book - arguably his most important - Henry Kissinger illuminates just what diplomacy is. Moving from a sweeping overview of his own interpretation of history to personal accounts of his negotiations with world leaders, Kissinger describes the ways in which the art of diplomacy and the balance of power have created the world we live in, and shows how Americans, protected by the size and isolation of their country, as well as by their own idealism and mistrust of the Old World, have sought to conduct a unique kind of foreign policy based on the way they wanted the world to be, as opposed to the way it really is. Spanning more than three centuries of history, from Cardinal Richelieu, the father of the modern state system, to the "New World Order" in which we live, Kissinger demonstrates how modern diplomacy emerged from the trials and experiences of the balance of power of warfare and peacemaking, and why America, sometimes to its peril, refused to learn its lessons. His intimate portraits of world leaders, including de Gaulle, Nixon, Chou En-lai, Mao Tse-tung, Reagan, and Gorbachev, based on personal experience and knowledge, provide the reader with a rare window on diplomacy at the summit, together with a wealth of detailed and original observations on the secret negotiations, great events, and the art of statesmanship that have shaped our lives in the decades before, during and since Henry Kissinger was himself at the center of things. Analyzing the differences in the national styles of diplomacy, Kissinger shows how various societies produce special ways of conducting foreign policy, and how Americans, from the very beginning, sought a distinctiveforeign policy based on idealism. He illustrates his points with his own insights and with examples from his own experience, as well as with candid accounts of his breakthrough diplomatic initiatives as Nixon's foreign policy partner. Informed by deep historical knowledge, wit, a

Book Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Publish Date: Apr 4th, 1995
  • Pages: 912
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.20in - 6.10in - 1.60in - 2.45lb
  • EAN: 9780671510992
  • Categories: ā€¢ International Relations - Generalā€¢ United States - 20th Century

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About the Author

Kissinger, Henry: - Henry Kissinger was the fifty-sixth Secretary of State. Born in Germany, Dr. Kissinger came to the United States in 1938 and was naturalized a US citizen in 1943. He served in the US Army in Europe in World War Two and attended Harvard University on a scholarship, where he later became a member of the faculty. Among the awards he has received are the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Medal of Liberty. He passed away in 2023 at the age of 100 at his home in Connecticut.

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"ā¦@Martin_Indyk has written a fascinating, comprehensive and detailed study of what may be Kissingerā€™s most decisive and important achievement," Thomas Schwartz says of "Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy." https://t.co/RXzT8Lscr9

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11/ Diplomacy https://t.co/getqoIoiCf by Henry Kissinger from 1995 tells his view, much from first person experience, of events that shaped USA from diplomatic perspectives. Read it for views on how Ukraine would play out post communism viz real politik. Vietnam sections šŸ”„ 12/

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"Power is the great aphrodisiac" "Diplomacy - the art of restraining power" "The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously" "There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full" Henry Kissinger

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Praise for this book

Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. This rich and absorbing work is both a brilliant study of the international crises that have shaped the modern world and a provocative meditation on the American style in foreign affairs.
Walter Laqueur Chairman, International Research Council, Center for Strategic and International Studies The most important work on diplomacy for thirty years.
George P. Shultz This is a great book....Brilliant in its analysis and masterly in its sweep.
Michiko Kakutani The New York Times An elegantly written study of Western diplomacy....Shrewd, often vexing, and consistently absorbing.
Simon Schama The New Yorker Kissinger's absorbing book tackles head-on some of the toughest questions of our time....Its pages sparkle with insight.

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