Washington Politics
Kissinger, one hagiography at a time
In his boyhood home in Germany, love for the late diplomatic giant is in the eye of the beholder
July 12, 2024
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Latin America
When the US helped kill democracy in Chile
50 years after a coup swept Augusto Pinochet into power, Washington’s role in the attack has come into focus.
September 11, 2023
Asia-Pacific
Sino-US engagement was never 'normal,' but it wasn't a failure either
Nixon's detente with Beijing 50 years ago, despite lurches between optimism and hostility over the decades, is not unredeemable.
February 22, 2022
Asia-Pacific
Chas Freeman on Nixon, China, and 'the week that changed the world'
Video: The young foreign service officer was the interpreter for the president on that trip 50 years ago, and had a front row seat to history.
February 17, 2022
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