Henry Kissinger and the Madness at the Heart of US Grand Strategy
| Published date | 01 March 2024 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/20419058241238193 |
| Author | James D. Boys |
| Date | 01 March 2024 |
36POLITICAL INSIGHT•MARCH 2024
Henry Kissinger, it finally
transpires, was mortal after all.
He died in November 2023, at
the age of 100. In life, Kissinger
transcended politics to become an
‘international man of history’, negotiating
with presidents and prime ministers by
day and dating starlets at night as the
‘secret swinger’. He ingratiated himself
with the rich and the powerful, and was
subsequently courted by the mighty and
the power-hungry. He served as National
Security Advisor and US Secretary of State,
hit an imagined home run at Yankee
Stadium in a TV commercial, was awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize, hounded by the
Henry Kissinger and the
Madness at the Heart of
US Grand Strategy
James D. Boys examines the career of former US Secretary of
State Henry Kissinger and his most famous foreign policy: the
Madman Theory.
critic Christopher Hitchens, lauded by
the historian Niall Ferguson, appeared in
The Simpsons, and was referenced in The
Sopranos.
In death, as in life, Kissinger continues
to divide opinion, attracting both praise
and damnation in equal measure, having
outlived his mentors, his benefactors,
his contemporaries, and his adversaries.
Justifiably concerned with protecting his
image, his legacy, and perhaps his liberty,
Kissinger jealously guarded access to his
papers ensuring that only now may a
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