Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger, former State Secretary and US National Security Advisor, renounced the presidency of the Independent Investigation Commission on September 11th. He presides over Kissinger Associates.

22 articles

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“The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Forever Alter the World Order”

by Henry Kissinger

New York (USA) | 4 April 2020
The surreal atmosphere of the Covid-19 pandemic calls to mind how I felt as a young man in the 84th Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge. Now, as in late 1944, there is a sense of inchoate danger, aimed not at any particular person, but striking randomly and with devastation. But there is an important difference between that faraway time and ours. American endurance then was fortified by an ultimate national purpose. Now, in a divided country, efficient and farsighted government (...)

A Path Out of the Middle East Collapse

by Henry Kissinger

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 17 October 2015
The debate about whether the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran regarding its nuclear program stabilized the Middle East’s strategic framework had barely begun when the region’s geopolitical framework collapsed. Russia’s unilateral military action in Syria is the latest symptom of the disintegration of the American role in stabilizing the Middle East order that emerged from the Arab- Israeli war of 1973.
In the aftermath of that conflict, Egypt abandoned its military ties with the (...)

Syrian intervention risks upsetting global order

by Henry Kissinger

1 June 2012
The Arab Spring is generally discussed in terms of the prospects for democracy. Equally significant is the increasing appeal — most recently in Syria — of outside intervention to bring about regime change, overturning prevalent notions of international order.
The modern concept of world order arose in 1648 from the Treaty of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years’ War. In that conflict, competing dynasties sent armies across political borders to impose their conflicting religious norms. (...)

“Will Germany’s Coalition work?”

by Henry Kissinger

15 December 2005
Angela Merkel has become the German Chancellor at a critical moment for this country due to its economic problems. With regard to the European construction, Germany is trapped between its traditions and the need of transforming the Atlantic Alliance. When I saw the elections’ results, I thought of an irreversible blockade, but I no longer think that way. The two great parties need to work together so as not to lose strength when faced with the small parties in the next elections. The new (...)

“Containment will not Work with China”

by Henry Kissinger

21 June 2005
The relationship between the United States and China is based on ambiguity. In the United States, both parties almost completely agree on having good relations with Beijing. Washington clings to the policy of only one China and George W. Bush, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice make all efforts so that their relations with China are as good as possible. However, some media and a few in Congress toughen their position with regards to China. For many people, the Chinese development is the main (...)

Destroy The Network

by Henry Kissinger

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 11 September 2001
An attack such as yesterday’s requires systematic planning, a good organization, a lot of money and a base. You cannot improvise something like this, and you cannot plan it when you’re constantly on the move. Heretofore our response to attacks, and understandably so, has been to carry out some retaliatory act that was supposed to even the scales while hunting down the actual people who did it.
This, however, is an attack on the territorial United States, which is a threat to our social way (...)