Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2023-12-05
Books mentioned on CLASSIC: Henry Kissinger, America's Darth Vader
Henry Kissinger has worn many hats over the course of his long life. To some, his geopolitical career is a study in the ruthless, brilliant application of realpolitik.
Ben Bowlin discussed Nuclear weapons and foreign policy by Henry Kissinger, The trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens, and The Eccentric Realist by Mario Del Pero.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Nuclear weapons and foreign policy
Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy by Henry Kissinger is a influential study that explores military strategy, international relations, and the doctrine of limited nuclear war during the Cold War.
Discussed“he joins the Council on Foreign Relations and he publishes something called nuclear weapons and foreign policy and this gets him some Bonafide some street cred”
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The trial of Henry Kissinger
The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens is a scathing investigative critique that examines the wartime actions and foreign policy decisions of the former U.S.
Discussed“he wrote a book called The Trial of Henry Kissinger and in this book he says the degree of micromanagement revealed in Kissinger's Memoirs forbids the idea that anything of importance took place without his knowledge or permission”
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The Eccentric Realist
Discussed“there's a guy named Mario Delo a professor of international history and author of The Eccentric realist Henry Kissinger in the shaping of American foreign policy”
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