After a century of a landmark life, Henry Kissinger has died. The infamous diplomat, who survived Nazi Germany to reach Cabinet ranks in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon, leaves behind a world shaped uniquely by his own imagining, one distinctly multipolar, with America at last trailing behind.
The former secretary of state and national security adviser is most famous for his attempts to reopen Western relations with the Chinese Communist Party and to enact detente with the Soviet Union. Considering the present state of both the Chinese and Russian governments, it is questionable whether Kissinger succeeded in opening up Western relations.
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But as far as reorienting global alliances to create a multipolar world, Kissinger succeeded beyond his wildest, youthful dreams. In the definitive…
