Weekend Reads

Reflections on Henry Kissinger's legacy for U.S. foreign policy and beyond. Weekend Reads December 2, 2023 Want to book an interview with our authors or experts? [Click here](. Graham Allison: How Henry Kissinger Shaped My Life by Graham Allison I entered Henry Kissinger’s classroom at Harvard University 58 years ago, in 1965. Indeed, I have been learning from him ever since. [Read it here](. Mike Pompeo: What Made Henry Kissinger Truly Special by Michael R. Pompeo Kissinger has often received criticism for his realist approach to politics, yet his critics misunderstand his essential character. [Read it here](. Henry Kissinger Was a Legend for a Reason by Jacob Heilbrunn Kissinger was the last representative of the Eastern Establishment that guided foreign policy after World War II. [Read it here](. The View From Riyadh by Cliff Kupchan Negotiations between the United States and Saudi Arabia over Saudi-Israeli normalization follow a simple principle: nothing is agreed upon until everything is agreed upon. [Read it here](. Podcast: Henry Kissinger and His World w/ Barry Gewen Henry Kissinger became the bête noire of the American right and left during and after the Vietnam War era for pursuing what critics decried as amoral realpolitik. On the event of his passing at age 100, what is Kissinger’s legacy for U.S. foreign policy? Jacob Heilbrunn speaks with Barry Gewen, a former editor at the New York Times Book Review and the author of [The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and His World]( (W. W. Norton, 2020). Listen now on [Apple]( [Spotify]( or wherever you get your podcasts. [Spotify]( [Spotify]( [RSS]( [RSS]( [SoundCloud]( [SoundCloud]( [YouTube]( [YouTube]( [Apple]( [Apple]( Copyright © 2023 Center for the National Interest, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in for our daily newsletter or registered at an event. Our mailing address is: Center for the National Interest 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 709Washington, DC 20036 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( Want to subscribe to our mailing list? [Click here](.