The Caravan Notebook

Henry Kissinger And The Problems Of Middle East Peace

A discussion with Martin Indyk.

The Caravan Notebook•November 30, 2021
Henry Kissinger And The Problems Of Middle East Peace

Ambassador Martin Indyk, a former diplomat and senior government official, discusses his new book Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy. The book explores Kissinger’s diplomacy in the Middle East, focused as it was on achieving order and equilibrium in the context of the Cold War. Indyk argues that Kissinger’s order-based diplomacy and gradualist approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict hold lessons for American policymakers today.

Cast

Martin Indyk

Martin Indyk

Cole Bunzel

Cole Bunzel

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