Henry Kissinger was an influential and controversial American diplomat, political scientist, and geostrategist, who served as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under the administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He is known for his philosophy of 'Realpolitik' or realist politics, through which he played a role in establishing US relations with China, easing tensions with the Soviet Union (Détente), and the Paris Peace Accords to end the Vietnam War, for which he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973. However, due to his support for Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War and silent approval of atrocities, as well as the policy of US intervention in countries like Chile and Cambodia, he is widely criticized and condemned across the world. Known as a shrewd strategist, Kissinger maintained a deep influence through his writings and analysis in 21st-century world politics until his death.
