Henry Kissinger’s mixed legacy in Washington reflected in Biden’s brief response to his death
Diplomat draws muted praise from White House under pressure for its foreign policy
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger reshaped relationship between China and US, says Xi Jinping
Former US secretary of state, who died aged 100, was a ‘world-renowned strategist, old friend and good friend of Chinese people’, says Chinese leader
Henry Kissinger obituary: If there was an American superpatriot, it was the controversial, ruthless Kissinger
The German-born former US secretary of state would protect US interests at any price
Henry Kissinger, global US foreign policy figure, dies at 100
Former secretary of state to Richard Nixon became one of the most controversial and prominent figures of US foreign policy
China’s Xi gets nostalgic with ‘old friend’ Henry Kissinger
Former US diplomat pays latest visit to Beijing shortly after celebrating 100th birthday
Fintan O’Toole: Henry Kissinger’s 100th birthday allows us to reflect on a dark century
Fintan O’Toole: The centenarian embodies, perhaps more than anyone else, the failure of the United States to learn the moral lessons of the 20th century’s most catastrophic depravities
Russia-Ukraine war: Kissinger calls for a negotiated peace in Ukraine, Kyiv dismisses his proposal
Electricity restored to six million says Zelenskiy as Russian defence minister visits troops involved in invasion
Nato head tells Davos elite that freedom more important than profit
Stoltenberg calls Nord Stream 2 fiasco a ‘key lesson’ and cautions against Chinese control of 5G networks
Giant panda celebrations a reminder of better times in US-China relations
America Letter: First arrival of the popular bears in Washington came in the wake of Nixon’s groundbreaking visit to Beijing in 1972
Qatar World Cup soon to be added to Fifa’s dismal and shameless history
Echoes of 1978 tournament could be heard clearly during 2018 World Cup in Russia
Finns don’t wish ‘Finlandisation’ on Ukraine – or anyone else
Model being invoked as possible solution to Ukraine crisis is discredited in country that gave it its name
Macron urges ‘respect’ for Russia as he tries to defuse Ukraine crisis
French president does not see invasion of Ukraine as imminent as he visits Moscow and Kyiv
Conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes splits Silicon Valley
Supporters worry spirit of entrepreneurship in ‘jeopardy’
Breda O’Brien: Fudging truth about Covid risks in classrooms damages public confidence
Society needs schools but we must not bury health risks in constructive ambiguity
Maureen Dowd: AI may turn us all into the family pet
Technology titans lacked foresight as to how world is becoming more digital than physical
Theranos trial hears from former US defence secretary who invested in company
Elizabeth Holmes accused of fraudulently raising more than $700 million from investors
Former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies
Bouteflika fought for indepence from France but ousted amid pro-democracy protests in 2019
Unionist voters more interested in punishing DUP than beating Sinn Féin
Latest poll shows Alliance surge is over as UUP gathers up liberal unionist voters
If you think we’ve just had ‘a year like no other’, you need a history lesson
The perception that 2020 was unprecedented is inaccurate, says Niall Ferguson
Joe Biden’s foreign policy must be underpinned by pragmatism
US Politics: Incoming president needs to avoid moral idealism that has cost the US dearly
How Donald Trump acts as a restraining influence on Mike Pompeo
US Politics: President’s materialism is in contrast to moral imperatives of his secretary of state
US-China tensions are a threat to global trading system
Targeting of Huawei and other Chinese companies driven by politics
Paddy Murray: I almost envy those queuing for groceries or coffee
I worry that if I can pick up a slight infection, well, then I’m capable of picking up Covid-19.
Trump hails trade deal with China as ‘momentous’
China is committed to buying $200 billion worth of American goods over two years
Bolton departure marks more floundering in Trump’s foreign policy
America Letter: President may be shifting from hawkishness in overseas relations
The Blunden sisters: Last of the great adventurers
Sisters Caroline and Jane are selling the contents of Castle Blunden, their family home
Limerick stud where Nixon stayed and champions were bred for €5.5m
Kilfrush on 286 acres has proved a fertile breeding ground for thoroughbred champions and in the 1970s the Georgian property even played host to former US president Nixon
‘A new battle for civilisation’: Bernard-Henri Lévy’s war on populism
The French celebrity public intellectual on Brexit, his enemies and changing the world
US consensus on troop withdrawal dangerously interventionist
US Politics: Opposition to Trump’s plan to exit Afghanistan smacks of ‘horror of retreat’
How Britain tried to stop Gerry Adams getting US visa
State Papers 1994: US officials told Sinn Féin ‘likely to increase the level of violence’ in North
George HW Bush obituary: 41st president made his mark in foreign affairs
Bush could claim to have been one of the most successful foreign-policy US presidents
Migrant caravan heading for US driven by hope but uncertain of success
Desperate people struggle on despite Donald Trump’s threats to militarise border
Europe stands as one at the Ryder Cup - but what about Brexit?
Tens of thousands of British fans travelled to France to dress up in blue-and-yellow
US political leaders pay tribute as John McCain lies in state at Capitol
Vice-president Mike Pence praises deceased Arizon senator’s ‘iron will’
Four past summits and their lessons for Trump and Kim
During the 20th century, several summits changed the course of history
Maureen Dowd: United States of con artists is our modern reality
White House, FBI, Hollywood, tech sector, education, media are all snake-oil salesmen
Maureen Dowd: Trump would be US’s cartoon Nobel peace laureate
Deal to denuclearise North Korea could help pave way to second term as US president
Hogan says a border in Ireland is inevitable if UK leaves customs union
EU agriculture commissioner says really tough Brexit negotiations have yet to come
How Henry Kissinger spoke football when playing politics
Uniquely among US politicians, here was somebody who knew the beautiful game
Trump challenges Tillerson to IQ test – but it’s only a joke, says White House
US president also escalates Twitter feud with Republican senator Bob Corker
Donald Trump’s access to nuclear codes is ‘pretty damn scary’
Obama-era intelligence chief James Clapper questions US president’s ‘fitness for office’ after Phoenix speech
Pyongyang to observe next move by ‘stupid Yankees’
US lacks insight into North Korean politics and overestimates China’s role, says expert
Maureen Dowd: Will Trump the blowhard blow us up?
Can two belligerent leaders living in fantasy worlds taunt us into a nuclear war?
Taoiseach seeks to inject new dynamic into Brexit talks
Leo Varadkar’s hard line may be attempt to shock DUP into moving beyond its rhetoric
How Trump’s foreign policy threatens to make America weak
Analsyis: Despite tough talk the more he tries to assert US leadership the less leadership he shows
White House ‘misled’ about role of Russian photographer
Images of Donald Trump joking with Russian officials appeared day after he sacked FBI chief
Comey had just sought more resources for Trump-Kremlin inquiry
White House rejects suggestions decision to dismiss FBI chief linked to Russian inquiry
Trump defies calls for special counsel on Russian meddling
James Comey had sought extra resources for Russia inquiry days before he was fired
Janan Ganesh: Angry voters are nostalgic for powerful elites
Trump and Brexit show that what voters really want is a paternalistic government
Top tips: How to get ahead at university
Comedian Gráinne Maguire has some valuable advice for soon-to-be third-level students
The Trump matrix: how to work out what the new US president may do
‘The policy axis runs from full populism at one end to predictable conservative orthodoxy on the other’
Trump’s election challenges Britain’s status as top US ally
London Letter: UK faces leaving EU as US president looks for new relationships
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