Henry Kissinger Articles

All the President's Dreams

Richard Burt | Feb 24, 2010
President Obama came to office promising a new era in international affairs. So far, he’s been big on rhetoric and has accomplished little. Obama’s inability to prioritize foreign policy risks destroying his presidency.

A Subversive on a Hill

Lawrence Freedman | May 07, 2009
With America mired in two wars and our economy in shambles, the chorus of declinists has returned. But the United States will endure because it is an elastic power.

A Realist Rally

Leslie H. Gelb | Sep 03, 2008
As featured in the IHT: Realism can lead the way out of our foreign-policy shambles. But first the camp’s heavyweights need to bridge the partisan

An Announcement

The National Interest | Jun 01, 2001
This issue of The National Interest marks the beginning ofa new era in the life of the magazine.

Foreign Policy and Domestic Scandal

Peter W. Rodman | Dec 01, 1998
Nixon's extreme case illustrates the variety of potential problems that can arise in a scandal-weakened presidency. President Clinton seems to have dodged the bullet on the face of it; the November 3 election results demonstrated his remarkable po

NATO Enlargement: What's the Rush?

Adam Garfinkle | Dec 01, 1996
Temporizing is not always a good idea, but neither is impetuousness, and it is nothing other than impetuous to end the NATO enlargement debate prematurely, to decide such an important issue before its time.

Love in a Cold War Climate

Peter Day | Jun 01, 1995
The name Aino Kuusinen is all but unknown in the United States. This is unfortunate, for the life story of this undercover agent--a highly attractive, intelligent, and courageous woman, who spoke her English with an American accent--is a parable t

The Secret History of Perestroika

Frederick Kagan | Mar 01, 1991
Gorbachev has shown that, intentionally or unintentionally, he can destroy the Soviet system comprehensively.  It remains doubtful whether he can replace what he has destroyed.

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