Henry A. Kissinger: 1923-2023
5 | December | 2023

Henry Kissinger was probably the most powerful and influential American diplomat and Secretary of State of the 20th century. A realist, he was always guided by the defence of the national interest, with a decisive impact on the world. He shaped the geopolitics of the Cold War, negotiating with world leaders such as Deng Xiaoping, Leonid Brezhnev, Anwar Sadat and Golda Meir, among others. Controversial and a staunch anti-communist, he promoted a strategy of détente with Russia and the restoration of relations with China.

Resources | Opinions & Analysis | Editorials | News 

Resources
Henry A. Kissinger 1923 – 2023

Kissinger, Portugal e a história da “vacina” contra o avanço da esquerda na Europa (podcast) [01/12/2023]
Carlos Gaspar e Teresa de Sousa, Publico & IPRI-NOVA

Henry Kissinger’s life and legacy in his own words [30/11/2023]
BBC

The Beijing-Washington Back-Channel and Henry’s Kissinger Secret Trip tp China – September 1970-July 1971 - National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 66
Edited by William Burr, NSA

Opinions & Analysis
Kissinger e a realpolitik [17/12/2023]
José Pedro Teixeira Fernandes, Público 

Ainda Kissinger: a política e a moral [13/12/2023]
Nuno Severiano Teixeira, Público 

The Six Myths Kissinger Created About Himself — That Everyone Fell For [06/12/2023]
James Mann, Politico

Was Henry Kissinger Really a Realist? [05/12/2023]
Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy

«Henry Kissinger, une leçon de réalisme pour notre époque» [05/12/2023]
Hubert Védrine, Le Figaro

Kissinger Refused To View the World in Simplistic Terms [02/12/2023]
Anton Fedyashin, The National Interest

Kissinger e a China [01/12/2023]
Carlos Gaspar, Público

Kissinger admitiu que se enganou em ver Portugal como uma vacina anticomunista [01/12/2023]
Leonídio Paulo Ferreira & Tiago Moreira de Sá, Diário de Notícias

The Two Faces of Henry Kissinger [01/12/2023]
Edward Luttwak, UnHerd

What Kissinger didn’t understand [01/12/2023]
George Packer, The Atlantic

The many legends of Henry Kissinger [01/12/2023]
Edward Luce, Financial Times

Qu’est-ce que la diplomatie selon Henry Kissinger? [01/12/2023]
Olivier Chantriaux, Le Figaro

Kissinger Forgot America Is the ‘Shining City on a Hill' [01/12/2023]
Peter Bergen, CNN

Henry Kissinger, Statesman and Friend [02/12/2023]
Eric Schmidt, Wall Street Journal

Adiós, Kissinger [01/12/2023]
Ariel Dorfman, El País

Did Henry Kissinger Further U.S. National Interests or Harm Them? [01/12/2023]
Emma Ashford & Matthew Kroenig, Foreign Policy

Henry Kissinger, the Hypocrite [30/11/2023]
Ben Rhodes, New York Times

Judging Henry Kissinger [30/11/2023]
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Foreign Affairs

The Wilson Center and its Kissinger Institute on China and the United States on the Passing of Henry Kissinger: One of the Last Giants of US Foreign Policy [30/11/2023]
Wilson Center

The Legacy of Henry Kissinger [30/11/2023]
Richard Haass, CFR

The lessons from my 40-year conversation with Kissinger [30/11/2023]
David Ignatius, Washington Post

The Tragedy Behind Kissinger’s Realpolitik [30/11/2023]
Robert Kaplan, UnHerd

Kissinger Was the Right Man for the Moment [30/11/2023]
Christian Whiton, The National Interest

Henry Kissinger has died. The titan of US foreign policy changed the world, for better or worse [30/11/2023]
Lester Munson, The Conversation

Kissinger’s Foreign Policy Is a Tortured and Deadly Legacy [30/11/2023]
Jarrod Hayes, Newsweek

Kissinger: a man of three centuries [30/11/2023]
Angus Reilly, Engelsberg Ideas

Henry Kissinger (1923 - 2023) [30/11/2023]
IFRI

Henry Kissinger was a global – and deeply flawed – foreign policy heavyweight [30/11/2023]
Amelia Hadfield, The Conversation

Henry Kissinger, Colossus on the World Stage [30/11/2023]
Michael Hirsh Foreign Policy

Avec la mort de Henry Kissinger, la fin de la «Pax Americana» [30/11/2023]
Adrien Jaulmes, Le Figaro

Henry Kissinger Was a Legend for a Reason [30/11/2023]
Jacob Heilbrunn, The National Interest

Henry Kissinger, Colossus on the World Stage [29/11/2023]
Michael Hirsh, Foreign Policy

A tribute to Henry Kissinger, brilliant strategist and consummate Atlanticist [29/11/2023]
Frederick Kempe, Atlantic Council

Editorials
The Henry Kissinger century [06/12/2023]
Times of Malta

Kissinger stood with Israel when it mattered the most [03/12/2023]
Jerusalem Post

Kissinger’s realpolitik left a mixed and still disputed legacy [02/12/2023]
The Asahi Shimbun

Henry Kissinger was a man of the world [01/12/2023]
The Indian Express

Las manos sucias de Kissinger [01/12/2023]
El País

May there be successors to Henry Kissinger in the US [01/12/2023]
Global Times

What does Henry Kissinger’s diplomacy have to teach the world? [30/11/2023]
The Economist

Henry A. Kissinger, 1923-2023 [30/11/2023]
The Wall Street Journal

News
“Ha fallecido un capullo colosal”: cuando los obituarios de famosos no son amables [06/12/2023]
Jaime Lorite, El País

China Remembers Kissinger as ‘Valued Old Friend’ in US Ties [01/12/2023]
Bloomberg News

What Henry Kissinger Wrought [30/11/2023]
Dylan Matthews, Vox

Henry Kissinger, dominant US diplomat of Cold War era, dies aged 100 [30/11/2023]
Steve Holland & Arshad Mohammed, Reuters

Israeli officials laud Kissinger, as global public reaction mixed to diplomat’s death [30/11/2023]
TOI

La doctrine Kissinger plus proche de Hobbes que de Wilson [30/11/2023]
Laure Mandeville, Le Figaro

Putin, Russian Officials React to Henry Kissinger’s Death [30/11/2023]
Moscow Times

Henry Kissinger never quite belonged where he wanted to be [30/11/2023]
The Economist

Henry Kissinger, diplomat who helped to reshape the world, dies at 100 [30/11/2023]
David Cohen, Politico

Henry Kissinger Is Dead at 100; Shaped the Nation’s Cold War History [29/11/2023]
David E. Sanger, New York Times