Ranked #1 in Diplomacy, Ranked #3 in International Relations — see more rankings.
The seminal work on foreign policy and the art of diplomacy.
Moving from a sweeping overview of history to blow-by-blow accounts of his negotiations with world leaders, Henry Kissinger describes how the art of diplomacy has created the world in which we live, and how America’s approach to foreign affairs has always differed vastly from that of other nations.
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Bogdan Savonea Kissinger's "Diplomacy", Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" and Machiavelli's "The Prince". They pretty much shaped the first part of my life, defined my University choice and career path up until my late 20s. (Source)
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Jeremy Greenstock The importance of Kissinger’s book is that it is fundamentally about power. It’s amazing how seldom people – newspapers, blogs, speeches – talk about power, but power is the raw thing at the heart of every political unit. Kissinger is a great figure of 20th-century diplomacy and therefore it is about his experience; you’re looking at diplomacy through the eyes of a great exponent of the diplomatic art. (Source)
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Jonathan Powell Kissinger said that the original American idealism was a mistake. He remains the grand old man of foreign policy. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Diplomacy is ranked in the following categories:
- #63 in Modern History
- #40 in Political Science