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Peacemaker or evil genius? Kissinger’s mixed legacy in the Middle East

Henry Kissinger will be remembered for his controversial legacy in the Middle East

Sami Moubayed 01 December 2023

Hafez al-Assad "shocked" Kissinger by agreeing to separation line

After the October War came shuttle diplomacy. Al Majalla reveals what went on in the room when two statesmen met and managed to draw up a historic peace agreement.

Ibrahim Hamidi 07 October 2023

Kissinger earned a Nobel peace prize for his efforts to negotiate an end to the Vietnam war. Al Majalla takes a look at his incredible career and legacy.

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Henry Kissinger, US foreign policy titan, dies at 100

Critics accused Kissinger of war crimes and inflicting massive human suffering, but he always managed to defend his decisions, saying that everything he did was in America's best national interest.

Sami Moubayed 30 November 2023

Kissinger’s Ukraine Opinions Meets Opposition

On Monday, 25 of May, in New York, Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State, and a prominent realist politician and academician, was dressed-up to attend a party celebrating his 99th birthday …

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Is Henry Kissinger Worthy of All this Praise?

Henry Kissinger is one of the most celebrated statesmen whose ideas and influence still shape and impact modern American policy discussion. A certain side often presents him as an ideal labeled as…

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Indyk on Kissinger

Recently Martin Indyk, a strong supporter of Israel, former presidential envoy to Israel and twice US ambassador in Israel, wrote a book about Henry Kissinger, another strong supporter of Israel,…

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