Diplomacy
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A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from the noted former Secretary of State, including his stunning reopening of relations with China.
The seminal work on foreign policy and the art of diplomacy.
Moving from a sweeping overview of history to blow-by-blow accounts of his negotiations with world leaders, Henry Kissinger describes how the art of diplomacy has created the world in which we live, and how America’s approach to foreign affairs has always differed vastly from that of other nations.
Brilliant, controversial, and profoundly incisive, Diplomacy stands as the culmination of a lifetime of diplomatic service and scholarship. It is vital reading for anyone concerned with the forces that have shaped our world today and will impact upon it tomorrow.
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I first listened to this book while driving to and from work. I was so fascinated with the high-level view of history and how much there was of it that I just had to get a copy of my own to reread at leisure.
Mr. Kissinger’s Diplomacy is less about idealism and more about the cold art of survival and influence. He’s not romanticising diplomacy; he’s showing you the raw machinery behind it—balancing power, bluffing, alliances forged and broken in shadows. The book is sharp, pragmatic, and unapologetically realist. Not always flattering, often controversial, but undeniably essential for anyone who wants to understand how the world really works.
