Niall Ferguson: Henry Kissinger Reappraised, with Andrew Roberts
Intelligence Squared
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Kissinger's Idealism: A Visceral Rejection of Totalitarianism
The United States is in terrible trouble. Not only is it failing, disastrously in Vietnam, but it is deeply divided at home. So I think it's really important to convey the weakness of the American position and the seriousness with which the Soviets were pursuing their own ambitions. Re-capture the sense that lots of countries are on the brink of going communist. And if the US doesn't act, they will tip over into the communist camp.
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