Staatskunst

The bestseller by the century's politician now in paperback. Henry Kissinger, a statesman of the century and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, master of diplomacy and political strategist, demonstrates in this later work what distinguishes statecraft in times of crisis and upheaval. Using the examples of six leaders with whom he had personal connections – Konrad Adenauer and Charles de Gaulle, Richard Nixon and Anwar el-Sadat, Lee Kuan Yew and Margaret Thatcher – he illustrates how political leadership emerges from the interplay of strategy, courage, and character. And what we can learn from their statecraft today, in light of the resurgence of great power conflicts. An impressive legacy, timeless yet highly relevant.