Henry Kissinger obituary US secretary of state with peerless diplomatic skills, tireless energy and a ruthless desire to protect his country’s interests The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023
Kissinger, Giant Of Statecraft, Molded Post-war US History Brilliant, abrasive and ruthlessly ambitious, Henry Kissinger towered over post-World War II US foreign policy like no one else and shaped a fateful new course for the world's relationship with China. International Business Times · Nov 30, 2023
Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger dies aged 100 During his time in office and in the decades after he met British politicians and members of the royal family, including the Queen. The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023
Henry Kissinger, controversial diplomat and foreign policy scholar, dies at 100 Kissinger's guiding foreign policy principle was that strategic national interests take priority over more idealistic aims, like the promotion of human rights and democracy. WEKU · Nov 30, 2023
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100 Henry Kissinger is the only man to have served as secretary of state and national security advisor at the same time. He earned a Nobel Peace Prize but drew heated criticism. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 30, 2023
Henry Kissinger: Polarising architect of Cold War era American foreign policy Influential US secretary of state to Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and Nobel Peace Prize winner remembered as arch practitioner of ‘realpolitik’ who was revered and reviled in equal measure, writes Ariana Baio The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023
Henry Kissinger, America’s most famous diplomat, dead at 100: Latest Polarising former US Secretary of State was the last surviving member of Richard Nixon’s cabinet The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state to Richard Nixon, dies at 100 The towering diplomat and Nobel prize winner shaped decades of US foreign policy but was seen by critics as a war criminal The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2023
When a liberal president goes to war We drove LBJ from office — and got 50 years of dreadful Republican policy. Those who don't learn from history ... Salon · Nov 19, 2023
Unthanksgiving Day: A celebration of Indigenous resistance to colonialism, held yearly at Alcatraz Each year on the fourth Thursday of November, when many people start to take stock of the marathon day of cooking ahead, Indigenous people from diverse tribes and nations gather at sunrise in San Francisco Bay. The Conversation · Nov 17, 2023
Biden and Xi Try the Personal Touch Does face-to-face diplomacy ever change anything? Foreign Policy · Nov 16, 2023
US wasn’t always Israel’s strongest ally – what changed and why? Washington has long been Israel’s strongest military and diplomatic backer – but the relationship has evolved over time The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2023
Jury convictions of Bannon and Navarro for refusing congressional subpoena may energize lawmakers' ability to hold powerful people accountable On Jan. 25, 2024, Peter Navarro is scheduled to be sentenced – perhaps to prison – after his swift conviction by a jury on contempt of Congress charges. He has joined Steve Bannon as the first defendants in decades to be held criminally liable by the U.S. Department of Justice… The Conversation · Nov 16, 2023
Trump vs. Biden, the sequel, is a battle of two older men with big liabilities In exactly one year this week — on Nov. 5, 2024 — Americans will vote for their next president. Joe Biden and Donald Trump are likely to face each other again. The Conversation · Nov 6, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023 Kevin Phillips obituary American political analyst behind Richard Nixon’s electoral ‘southern strategy’ who later became an author and columnist
Foreign Policy · Nov 4, 2023 Can Our Leaders Avoid the Terrorism Trap? For Israel and Palestine, the only way to break the cycle of violence is to understand the difference between justice and vengeance.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2023 Can Anthony Albanese catch the dragon’s tail to defrost and reboot Australia-China relations? In an international landscape that is fluid and dangerous, the PM knows relationship-building could be the key to global stability
The Walrus · Oct 12, 2023 Hadfield, We Have a Problem The acclaimed astronaut’s latest novel fails to blast off
WEKU · Oct 7, 2023 Presidential pets can breed controversy. A dog was once suspected of being a spy Historically, pets — everything from birds to cats to dogs — have been part of the White House. And Biden's dog Commander isn't alone. More than a few have ended up embroiled in some controversy.
Salon · Oct 6, 2023 Experts trash Trump's "Nixon" defense Trump claims he has presidential immunity in Jan. 6 case. The Supreme Court already rejected a similar claim
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023 Panda Diplomacy: The departure of DC's beloved pandas may signal a wider Chinese pullback The National Zoo’s three giant pandas are set to return to China in early December with no public signs that the 50-year old exchange agreement struck by former President Richard Nixon will continue
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023 How the Yom Kippur war led to a new order within Israel and beyond Egypt and Syria’s joint attack ushered in a new dynamic around the fracture lines in the Middle East
Reason · Sep 22, 2023 Review: White House Plumbers Delivers an Amusing Take on Watergate This retelling of the Nixon scandal is more in the style of Leslie Nielsen than Robert Redford.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 21, 2023 Provocative ‘Deadlocked’ doc surveys the key Supreme Court appointments of recent decades On Showtime’s comprehensive series, experts put the decisions of Earl Warren, Thurgood Marshall, William Rehnquist and other legal minds in context.