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Henry Kissinger offers in World Order a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of the modern era advising presidents, traveling the world, observing and shaping the central foreign policy events of recent decades Kissinger now reveals his analysis of the ultimate challenge for the twenty first century how to build a shared international order in a world of divergent historical perspectives, violent conflict, proliferating technology, and ideological extremism.There has never been a true world order, Kissinger observes For most of history, civilizations defined their own concepts of order Each considered itself the center of the world and envisioned its distinct principles as universally relevant China conceived of a global cultural hierarchy with the Emperor at its pinnacle In Europe, Rome imagined itself surrounded by barbarians when Rome fragmented, European peoples refined a concept of an equilibrium of sovereign states and sought to export it across the world Islam, in its early centuries, considered itself the world s sole legitimate political unit, destined to expand indefinitely until the world was brought into harmony by religious principles The United States was born of a conviction about the universal applicability of democracy a conviction that has guided its policies ever since.Now international affairs take place on a global basis, and these historical concepts of world order are meeting Every region participates in questions of high policy in every other, often instantaneously Yet there is no consensus among the major actors about the rules and limits guiding this process, or its ultimate destination The result is mounting tension.Grounded in Kissinger s deep study of history and his experience as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, World Order guides readers through crucial episodes in recent world history Kissinger offers a unique glimpse into the inner deliberations of the Nixon administration s negotiations with Hanoi over the end of the Vietnam War, as well as Ronald Reagan s tense debates with Soviet Premier Gorbachev in Reykjav k He offers compelling insights into the future of U.S China relations and the evolution of the European Union, and examines lessons of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan Taking readers from his analysis of nuclear negotiations with Iran through the West s response to the Arab Spring and tensions with Russia over Ukraine, World Order anchors Kissinger s historical analysis in the decisive events of our time.Provocative and articulate, blending historical insight with geopolitical prognostication, World Order is a unique work that could come only from a lifelong policymaker and diplomat. Read World Order – kino-fada.fr Love him or hate him, Kissinger is a giant in international relations I thoroughly enjoyed this book in the audio format Kissinger centers on Europe and later America, but he includes the Chinese, Iran, and Islam in general There can be little doubt on where the father of American Realism stands on history and the issues ...I approached this book with a little trepidation My two previous experiences with Kissinger s earlier books were Diplomacy, which I found pithy, insightful and very enlightening and his three volume memoirs which I found to be overwhelming in their level of detail and which eventually defeated my best efforts to read them Which Kissinger would be the author of World Order I worried unnecessarily World Order is a master class on Foreign Affairs given by a virtuoso on the subject Kissinger s I approached this book with a little trepidation My two previous experiences with Kissinger s earlier books were Diplomacy, which I found pithy, insightful and very enlightening and his three volume memoirs which I found to be overwhelming in their level of detail and which eventually defeated my best efforts to read them Which Kissinger would be the author of World Order I worried unnecessarily World Order is a master class on Foreign Affairs given by a virtuoso on the subject Kissinger s grasp of the historical and cultural background of the present world situation is comprehensive and deeply learned His central theme is the perennial interplay between legitimacy and power which he illustrates by examining the evolution of order in successive sphere s of influence Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the United States He also dissects how certain key...Throughout his extensive tenure as a politician and a public intellectual, Dr Henry Kissinger has become something like the high priest of realism In his decades of consulting and eight years of holding power, Kissinger has consistently advocated the use of the balance of power and the maintenance of an international order as the chief goals of a foreign policy, and that adherence to a moral vision alone as the foundation for a grand strategy leads to detrimental results This latter poin...I do not share many opinions with Kissinger and he will not be very troubled to hear this but given that he has played such an important part in world politics, and has been directly engaged in decisions as serious as war and peace, it is well worth while to see the myths by which he lives The first two chapters set out his understanding of power politicsNo truly global world order has ever existed What passes for order in our time was devised in Western Europe nearly four centuries I do not share many opinions with Kissinger and he will not be very troubled to hear this but given that he has played such an important part in wor...This book has a deep knowledge and eloquence about the history of foreign policy and diplomacy But its analysis of recent events is rendered treacly by his almost embarrassing unwillingness to say a bad word about any modern president and particularly those who have asked him for advice and counsel Of course, this is the man who was famous for his withering comments about almost everybody and everything, so this gently gently approach not only rings false but robs his comments of any real p This book has a deep knowledge and eloquence about the history of foreign policy and diplomacy But its analysis of recent events is rendered treacly by his almost embarrassing unwillingness to say a bad word about any modern president and particularly those who have asked him for advice and counsel Of course, this is the man who was famous for his withering comments about a...As an Indian, I was taught to despise Henry Kissinger much before I knew anything about him This is strongly rooted in his insults of Indira Gandhi, Indians and support of Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War The reason I picked up this book is because Hillary Clinton called Kissinger a friend at some point during the US presidential election campaigns This lead to a bunch of paralysing analyses and opinion pieces on the statement Surely, he couldn t have been entirely the monster h As an Indian, I was taught to despise Henry Kissinger much before I knew anything about him This is strongly rooted in his insults of Indira Gandhi, Indians and support of Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War The reason I picked up this book is because Hillary Clinton called Kissinger a friend at some point during the US presidential election campaigns This lead to a bunch of paralysing analyses and opinion pieces on the statement Surely, he couldn t have been entirely the monster he has been painted as in India.Very early on in the book, I understood the controversy For all of his disastrous interventions around the world, he has also thought quite deeply about world order fro...This is a book that begs to be studied, not just read Kissinger has spent his career thinking about world order and in this book he looks both forward and back, eliminating much of the static in the view we have of historical events The result is a clear outline of national interests, power, and its balance through recent history, centered especially on the U.S perspective, its intents and its perceived responsibilities The discussion is helpful, and useful However, in eliminating the nois This is a book that begs to be studied, not just read Kissinger has spent his career thinking about world order and in this book he looks both forward and back, eliminating much of the static in the view we have of historical events The result is a clear outline of national interests, power, and its balance through recent history, centered especially on the U.S perspective, its intents and its perceived responsibilities The discussion is helpful, and useful However, in eliminating the noise from the systems and structures he presents, Kissinger may lead us to think within the framework he has created In looking forward, a new world order must be something outside any previous framework wisdom counsels tha...9 9 World Order, , Center for Strategic Studies 9 9 World Order, , Center for Strategic Studies , Diplomacy , On China , , , , ,1970 , ,,, ,,, , ,, , , , , , Diplomacy, ,, , , ,, , , ,, , , , ,, ,, ,, ,,, , ,10 ,,, , , 3 1948 4

World Order
  • English
  • 17 June 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 420 pages
  • 1594206147
  • Henry Kissinger
  • World Order