"With Henry Kissinger, one of the most influential personalities of the 20th century turns 100 this Saturday. As an elder statesman, Kissinger still stands out for his thorough intellect and unsparing realism. When Henry Kissinger celebrates his 100th birthday this Saturday, the superlatives will tumble. There is probably no living politician and scientist who has thought as thoroughly about world politics in its historical context as he has. He left office as President Ford's Secretary of State in 1977. Since then he has remained in the business unabated."
100th Birthday of Henry Kissinger - "Zwischen Geist und Macht" (Between Mind and Power) 100th Birthday of Henry Kissinger - "Zwischen Geist und Macht" (Between Mind and Power)
On the occasion of the 100th birthday of former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie looks back on his work as one of the most influential personalities of the 20th century. As an elder statesman, Kissinger still stands out for his thorough intellect and unsparing realism.
Ulrich Schlie is director of the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) and Henry Kissinger Professor of Security and Strategic Studies at the Institute for Political Science and Sociology.
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