1st Edition

Henry Kissinger Pragmatic Statesman in Hostile Times

By Abraham Wagner Copyright 2020
268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

Henry Kissinger: Pragmatic Statesman in Hostile Times explores the influence of statesman Henry Kissinger in American foreign relations and national security during 1969 to 1977. Henry Kissinger arrived in the U.S. as a young Jewish refugee and went on to serve as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State to Presidents Nixon and Ford. The consulting firm he founded has advised every... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Henry Kissinger in American History and Foreign Policy

PART I Henry Kissinger

Chapter 1: The Early Years

Chapter 2: Harvard and New York

Chapter 3: National Security Advisor

Chapter 4: China, Communism, and Arms Control

Chapter 5: Secretary of State

Chapter 6: Watergate and Exit from Government

Chapter 7: The Later Years

Epilogue: On the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy

PART II Documents

Selected Bibliography

Index

Biography

Abraham R. Wagner is Senior Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies on Terrorism and serves as a consultant to several government agencies. He served in national security positions for over 40 years and has since taught at Columbia University, USA; University of California, Los Angeles, USA; and New York University, USA.