DIPLOMACY: His Legacy: Realism and Allure

Since 1970, TIME Diplomatic Editor Jerrold Schecter has been covering the world of Henry Kissinger. His assessment of the man who reshaped U.S. foreign policy:

After all the years of high drama, the secret missions overseas, the exhausting negotiations when everything depended upon him, it seems hard to believe that Henry Kissinger will no longer be the U.S. Secretary of State. There will never be another like him—a prospect that pleases his enemies as much as it saddens his admirers. The debate on Henry the K's legacy is just starting and promises to...

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