The Atlantic’s writing and reporting on one of the most controversial and influential foreign-policy thinkers of the past 50 years

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To read about Henry Kissinger’s legacy is to confront the place of an undeniably influential figure in a difficult—and bloody—global history.

“How many of his eulogists will grapple with his full record in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh, Chile, Argentina, East Timor, Cyprus, and elsewhere?” Gary J. Bass wrote in The Atlantic yesterday upon the news of Kissinger’s death at 100. “The uncomfortable question is why much of American polite society was so willing to dote on him, rather than honestly confronting what he did.”

The following is a guide to our writing about Kissinger, from 1969, when he first joined the Nixon administration, to the present day, including two pieces by Kissinger himself on the rise of artificial intelligence.

In His Own Words:
Conversations with, and writing by, Kissinger

1969–1976: Our Reporting on Kissinger
From the Nixon administration to the Ford administration

Assessing Kissinger’s Legacy

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The Atlantic’s writing and reporting on one of the most controversial and influential foreign-policy thinkers of the past 50 years

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present, surface delightful treasures, and examine the American idea. (Did someone forward you this........

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