Henry Kissinger was a legend in foreign policy. Whether you see that impact as positive or negative, for better or worse, depends on where you stand on the political spectrum. But his policy of détente with the Soviets was wrong, and it took Ronald Reagan and John Paul II to get it right.
In the Cold War, Kissinger’s realism bowed to John Paul II’s vision
Paul Kengor, National Catholic Register
Monday, December 4, 2023