Debating the Lessons of Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger shakes hand with Le Duc Tho, leader of North Vietnam delegation, after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords on January 23, 1973. — AFP / Getty Images

Kissinger: The View From Vietnam

One of the saddest ironies of my own history is that the United States might have achieved its goals in Southeast Asia without ever going to war.

Viet Thanh Nguyen

November 27, 2016

Cooperation With Russia Is Possible

… but it will depend on what, exactly, Trump is trying to achieve.

Kathryn Stoner

November 22, 2016

U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger greets Argentina's Foreign Minister, Alberto J. Vignes, as Ismael Huerta Diaz, right, foreign ministers of Chile, looks on during break in Latin Foreign Ministers Conference in Mexico City, Feb. 22, 1974. — Ed Kolenovsky / AP

Henry Kissinger Will Not Apologize

The former secretary of state seems untroubled by his actions across Latin America during the Cold War.

Graciela Mochkofsky

November 15, 2016

Presidential advisor Henry A. Kissinger chatted with President Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, after his arrival, July 8, 1971. — AP

The Flaw in Kissinger's Grand Strategy

The U.S. wields enormous power, but its success in using it depends on the actions of other nations. The Bangladesh crisis is a case in point.

Husain Haqqani

November 14, 2016

The Lessons of Henry Kissinger

The legendary and controversial statesman criticizes the Obama Doctrine, talks about the main challenges for the next president, and explains how to avoid war with China.

Jeffrey Goldberg

November 10, 2016

Presidential National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger is shown in his office at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 1970. — John Duricka / AP

World Chaos and World Order: Conversations With Henry Kissinger

The former secretary of state reflects on war, peace, and the biggest tests facing the next president.

Jeffrey Goldberg