As Henry Kissinger turns 100, his hideous legacy still haunts our role in the world

Henry Kissinger celebrated his 100th birthday on May 27, proving once again his remarkable staying power as one of America’s most well-known and influential foreign policy players in modern times. Presidents and other leaders of U.S. national security seek his counsel even today. But his Machiavellian legacy, which continues to shape America’s foreign policy, is nothing to celebrate, and we continue to pay a price for it. Kissinger, who served as both secretary of state and national security adviser under President Richard Nixon and his successor Gerald Ford, embodies the impunity of the forei...