For the West, the demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one. Putin is a serious strategist – on the premises of Russian history. Understanding US values and psychology are not his strong suits. Nor has understanding Russian history and psychology been a strong point among US policymakers.’
Henry A. KissingerFor the Soul of France is masterful history, brilliantly researched, and hard to put down.
Henry A. KissingerRevolutionaries are rarely motivated primarily by material considerations-though the illusion that they are persists in the West.
Henry A. KissingerPeace depends ultimately not on political arrangements but on the conscience of mankind.
Henry A. KissingerWe're at a moment when the international system is in a period of change like we haven't seen for several hundred years. In some parts of the world, the nation state, on which the existing international system was based, is either giving up its traditional aspects, like in Europe, or as in the Middle East, where it was never really fully established, it is no longer the defining element. So in those two parts of the world, there is tremendous adjustment in traditional concepts.
Henry A. Kissinger