

On “Henry Kissinger and His World” with author Barry Gewen
5 snips Nov 30, 2023
Barry Gewen, author of 'The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and His World', discusses the influences that shaped Kissinger as both an intellectual and practitioner of power. Topics include Kissinger's upbringing in Germany, his Realism approach to foreign affairs, his mentor Hans Morgenthau, and his thinking on present-day foreign-policy challenges.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
Henry Kissinger's Upbringing and Early Life
03:35 • 8min
Language Barrier, War Experience, and the Protagonist's View of Middle America
11:37 • 2min
Henry Kissinger's Complex Relationship with His Jewish Identity
13:58 • 16min
Henry Kissinger and His Intellectual Connections
30:09 • 3min
The Tension Between Intellectualism and Power
32:59 • 21min
Foreign Policy Perspectives on Vietnam, Taiwan, and Ukraine
54:24 • 7min