Kissinger, Angola and US-African Foreign Policy
Taylor & Francis
Kissinger, Angola and US-African Foreign PolicyThe Unintentional Realist\nAuthor(s): Steven O'Sullivan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032091006, 978-1032091006\nSynopsis\nAnalysing US foreign policy towards Angola during the Ford administration, this book provides an intriguing insight into one of the most avoidable and unfortunate episodes in Cold War history and explores the impact on Henry Kissingers much vaunted reputation for being guided by realist principles.\n\nKissinger has dominated political discourse and scholarship on US foreign policy since the 1970s, but although his legacy continues to generate controversy, little attention has been paid to the influence of Vietnams collapse on the US decision to covertly intervene in the Angolan civil war. This book argues that Kissingers concern for personal reputation and US credibility following the collapse of Vietnam led to a harmful and unrealistic polic.
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