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Kissinger explains how to avoid a third world war
Could the former US secretary of state’s centenary interview with the Economist point to ways to avoid a catastrophic conflict between the United States and China, asks MARC VANDEPITTE
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, in Washington
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WHEN it comes to foreign policy, Henry Kissinger is one of the most important voices in the US.
For years, he was national security adviser. He was also secretary of state under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
In the early 1970s, he masterminded the US-China rapprochement to isolate and weaken the then Soviet Union.
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