Interviews
March 18, 2012 - New Delhi, India
According to the arch-priest of US foreign policy, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, an India pursuing a policy of “strategic autonomy” is the preferable option for the United States.
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"Meeting of the Diplomats"
Two of the most prominent secretaries of state in recent history sat down with
NEWSWEEK's Jon Meacham to discuss their relationships with their respective
presidents and the difficulties of managing diplomacy during wartime.
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"Obama Is Like a Chess Player"
Dr. Kissinger, 90 years ago, at the end of World War I, the Treaty of
Versailles was signed. Is that an event of the past only of interest to
historians or does it still shape contemporary politics?
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Sunday, June 8, 2008
Henry, you've watched administrations in high points and low points. You worked for a president who went through some very rough times.
What do you think is the most important skill that a president is going to need in 2009? What could throw them off course?
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May 24/25, 2008
I choose Bravo Gianni, an elegant Upper East Side restaurant, for my lunch with Henry Kissinger because it is in a quiet residential area close to his office.
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New York - February 18, 2008
SPIEGEL: Dr. Kissinger, you have endorsed Senator John McCain as your choice for the White House. McCain, though, has said he would be prepared to stay in Iraq for another 100 years. Are you sure he is the right man for the job?
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December 5, 2007
Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitiri Medvedev, says he would like President Putin to stay in the Kremlin as Prime Minister. That doesn't sound much like a democratic transition.
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April 18, 2007
Tell me what it was like being a young academic—or a younger academic, a youngish academic—and suddenly coming into the superheated political environment of the Nixon White House with all these powerful—
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