Reviled or respected, he foresaw a new world order
Kissinger alienated many around the world — especially in Kampuchea and Chile — but he was also the architect of détente with Beijing and Moscow, writes Patrick Bulger
03 December 2023 - 00:00
Born in Germany in 1923, Heinz Kissinger moved with his family to the US in 1938 just in time to avoid Kristallnacht, the infamous pogrom against German Jews carried out as a prelude to the full horrors of the Holocaust. He would later become a US citizen, restyled as “Henry”, and in doing so become a convert to the American cause, displaying all the characteristics of the immigrant zealot determined to make his mark...
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