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.

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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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

“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 (...)

“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 (...)

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 (...)

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