Kissinger's Assessment of Ukraine's NATO Membership

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For a long time, Kissinger controversially was one of those people who thought it was a mistake to dangle NATO membership in front of Ukraine. But more recently, after the invasion, he changed his mind on this and came out recently arguing that Ukraine should indeed be a member of NATO. It was not so much about Ukraine's security, but actually for the sake of NATO.

In a conversation that lasted eight hours over two days, the statesman discussed paths to peace in Ukraine, his evolving view on their NATO membership, and where China comes into play. Our crony-capitalism index is back, and the chart-topping culprits haven’t changed so much. And, the toymaker, Lego, is facing roadblocks in China.

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