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Leadership - Six Studies in World Strategy (Paperback)
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Leadership - Six Studies in World Strategy (Paperback)
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Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known
have shaped their countries and the world
'Leaders,' writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, 'think and
act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and
the future; the second between the abiding values and aspirations of
those they lead. They must balance what they know, which is necessarily
drawn from the past, with what they intuit about the future, which is
inherently conjectural and uncertain. It is this intuitive grasp of
direction that enables leaders to set objectives and lay down a
strategy.'
In Leadership, Kissinger analyses the lives of six extraordinary
leaders through the distinctive strategies of statecraft which he
believes they embodied. After the Second World War, Konrad Adenauer
brought defeated and morally bankrupt Germany back into the community
of nations by what Kissinger calls 'the strategy of humility'. Charles
de Gaulle set France beside the victorious Allies and renewed its
historic grandeur by 'the strategy of will'. During the Cold War,
Richard Nixon gave geostrategic advantage to the United States by 'the
strategy of equilibrium'. After twenty-five years of conflict, Anwar
Sadat brought a vision of peace to the Middle East by a 'strategy of
transcendence'. Against the odds, Lee Kwan Yew created a powerhouse
city-state, Singapore, by 'the strategy of excellence'. Although when
she came to power Britain was known as 'the sick man of Europe',
Margaret Thatcher renewed her country's morale and international
position by 'the strategy of conviction'.
To each of these studies, Kissinger brings historical perception,
public experience and - because he knew each of their subjects, and
participated in many of the events he describes - personal knowledge.
The book is enriched by insights and judgements such as only he could
make, and concludes with his reflections on world order and the
indispensability of leadership today.
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