Henry Kissinger Knihy

Světoznámý politolog, historik, poradce pěti amerických prezidentů a laureát Nobelovy ceny míru detailně analyzuje kariéru šesti legendárních státníků Konrada Adenauera, Charlese de Gaulla, Richarda Nixona, Anwara Sadata, Lee Kuan Yewa a Margaret Thatcherové. Všichni se zformovali v období, kdy se v Evropě hroutily zavedené instituce, koloniální struktury ustupovaly nezávislým státům v Asii a Africe a ze zbytků starého mezinárodního řádu bylo třeba vytvořit nový. Kissinger všechny vybrané vůdce osobně poznal a označil je za skutečně výjimečné osobnosti. Vychází k autorovým stým narozeninám.

Ve své první práci o dějinách mezinárodní politiky z roku 1957 se Kissinger zabývá diplomatickou historií Evropy od Napoleonovy porážky v Rusku přes sérii mezinárodních kongresů v letech 1814-1822 až po protiturecké povstání v Řecku 1822, které definitivně ukončilo již několik let slábnoucí britskou participaci na evropské politice. Historická fakta jsou pro Kissingera především podnětem k přemýšlení, jehož cílem je porozumět událostem i jejich protagonistům. Autor vyniká mimořádnou schopností psychologické drobnokresby, ať už píše o Metternichovi či Castlereaghovi, anebo se zabývá ruským carem Alexandrem či poraženým a kompromisu neschopným Napoleonem.

Kissinger defines diplomacy with an overview of his own interpretation of history and personal accounts of negotiations with world leaders.

Perhaps the best-known American diplomatist of this century, Henry Kissinger is a major figure in world history, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and arguably one of the most brilliant minds ever placed at the service of American foreign policy, as well as one of the shrewdest, best-informed, and most articulate figures ever to occupy a position of power in Washington. The eagerly awaited third and final volume of his memoirs completes a major work of contemporary history. It is at once an important historical document and a brilliantly told narrative of almost Shakespearean intensity, full of startling insights, unusual (and often unsparing) candor, and a sweeping sense of history. It begins with the resignation of Richard Nixon -- including Kissinger's final assessment of Nixon's tortured personality and the self-inflicted tragedy that ended his presidency and made Kissinger, for a time, the most powerful man in American government, as well as an intimate and definitive portrait of the man whom Kissinger knew perhaps more closely than anyone -- and then takes the reader through the years of Gerald Ford's administration, in which Kissinger continued to play a decisive role, both as Secretary of State and as the symbol of the continuity of American foreign policy. It shows us a moving and admiring picture of President Ford as a man of decency, shrewd judgment, courage, and decisiveness who led the country through a period of renewal. Kissinger details the agony of the final U.S. extrication from Vietnam -- with the rise of an increasingly hostile Congress determined to micromanage American foreign policy and the evisceration of the American intelligence community and itsconsequences for American power -- and takes us inside the White House to show our leaders in a time of crisis. Indeed, crisis is what this book abounds in: the fall of Cambodia and South Vietnam, the "Mayaguez" incident and the conflict between Greece and Turkey over Cyprus, the origins of the war in Lebanon -- above all the continuing crisis of the Cold War at its perilous height. Here are brilliant scenes, as only an insider could write them, of the shaping of American foreign policy in the Ford era: the famous shuttle diplomacy by which Kissinger brought a wary Yitzhak Rabin and Anwar Sadat together to begin the return of the Sinai to Egypt and usher in the final reconciliation of Egypt and Israel, the Vladivostok meeting with Leonid Brezhnev that advanced the process of nuclear limitation, the uneasy dialogue with China, the tragedy of the Kurds, the search for European security and freedom -- all the major decisions, conferences, and crises that shaped the world we live in, and that still, in many cases, remain major areas of engagement for the United States. Kissinger recounts in detail his visits to Africa, which led to major initiatives in Southern Africa, including the historic decision of the white settler government of Rhodesia to accept majority rule, and tells the story of U.S. policy in the Americas, including revealing accounts of policies toward Cuba and Chile in the 1970s. Above all, here are intimate, candid, and sharply intelligent portraits of world leaders, from Mao Zedong teasing Kissinger with a characterist mixture of brutality and acerbic subtlety, to Leonid Brezhnev, confused, unwell, desperately trying to conceal the Soviet Union's growingdifficulties with a facade of blustering bravado, as well as a galaxy of European, Middle Eastern, Asian, Latin American, and African leaders. Here is a work of scholarship, wisdom, and history, written not by desk-bound academic historian, but by the man who shaped much the history about which he writes, and who perhaps more than any other helped to form the post-Cold War world in which we live, and define America's relationship to the world as the last superpower. No work of history about the Cold War or the inner workings of government and diplomacy is as revealing, thought-provoking, and far-reaching as this. "Years of Renewal" is the triumphant conclusion of a major achievement and a book that will stand the test of time as a historical document of the first rank.

Úvahy o diplomacii, strategickém výhledu a umění vést. Legendární diplomat Henry Kissinger, poradce amerických prezidentů Richarda Nixona a Geralda Forda, stál uprostřed nejdůležitějších jednání studené války. Je rovněž autorem mnoha rozsáhlých publikací o mezinárodních vztazích, vnichž precizně rozebírá detaily a analyzuje relevantní historické paralely. Kniha Kissinger podle Kissingera je jiná. Je to záznam rozhovorů, které s Kissingerem vedl jeho blízký spolupracovník Winston Lord. Ze vzpomínání obou veteránů vzniklo koncentrované a názorné svědectví o umění diplomacie. Znalci Kissingerova díla ocení osobní zkušenost z hvězdných hodin americké politiky, ostatním kniha poslouží jako čtivý úvod do Kissingerova brilantního uvažování.

In Years of Upheaval Henry Kissinger recalls the turbulent years of the second Administration of Richard Nixon, which began on 20 January 1973. Two momentous events and their consequences dominate this account: the Watergate scandal, and the 1973 October war in the Middle East. The books opens at the Western White House on a summer afternoon in August of that year, when Dr Kissinger is told by the President during a poolside conversation that he is to become Secretary of State. The memories that follow are a rich compendium of his experiences in the months before and after appointment: an eerie trip to Hanoi shortly after the Vietnam cease-fire; efforts to settle the war in Cambodia; two Nixon-Brezhnev summits and the controversy over detente; the Shah of Iran; the oil crisis and the efforts to covercome it; the US airlift to Israel and the military alert during the Middle East war; the origins of shuttle diplomacy; the fall of Salvador Allende in Chile; and the events sur rounding Nixon's resignation. His frank portrait of Nixon's last days is perhaps the most perceptive to date At once illuminating, fascinating, and profound, Years of Upheaval is a lasting contribution to the his

Jde o zcela originální zpracování dvou klíčových událostí - války na Středním východě v říjnu roku 1973 a závěrečné fáze vietnamské války, tj. stažení amerických jednotek z území Indočíny, jež se odehrálo mezi 27. březnem a 29. dubnem 1975. Henry Kissinger poprvé zveřejnil záznamy telefonických rozhovorů, které vedl během krizí mj. s americkým prezidentem Nixonem (později i Fordem) a s významnými členy kongresu, ale rovněž s představiteli arabských států , s ministerskou předsedkyní Izraele Goldou Meierovou, s velvyslancem Sovětského svazu Dobryninem, s vysokými vojenskými důstojníky armády USA a dalšími osobnostmi.

This work encapsulates Henry Kissinger's insights on history, strategy, and statecraft, offering a broad perspective on the motivations of nations throughout time. It identifies four significant 'world orders': European, Islamic, Chinese, and American. Since the fall of Charlemagne's empire and particularly after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, Europeans have sought balance in international relations, first within Europe and then globally. Islamic states, exemplified by contemporary Iran, have pursued expansion into regions inhabited by non-believers. For over two millennia, China has viewed itself as central, with all under Heaven being tributary to its Emperor. In contrast, America perceives itself as a 'city on a hill', promoting its values as universally valid. The text explores how these attitudes have evolved, influenced their respective histories, and interacted with one another. It examines the balance of legitimacy and power across different eras and assesses the current state of each world order and its impact on international relations. Drawing on his extensive historical knowledge and experience as a statesman, Kissinger provides a compelling narrative filled with insights on leadership, historical change, and the essence of state identity. This work is a profound analysis that only Kissinger could offer.

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The former Secretary of State under Richard Nixon argues that a coherent foreign policy is essential and lays out his own plan for getting the nation's international affairs in order.