Kissingerism

History
Henry Kissinger is a German-born American politician, diplomat, and geopolitical consultant who served as United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and  Gerald Ford (1969-1974, 1974-1977). A Jewish refugee who fled  Nazi Germany with his family in 1938 to  the US where he was drafted into the US army in 1943. Kissinger was assigned to the military intelligence sector of the 84th Infantry Division and came to see combat in the division as the US-allied forces advanced into Germany, the country he and his family had fled from. Kissinger was eventually reassigned to the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC), where he became a CIC Special Agent assigned to tracking down Gestapo officers and other saboteurs, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star. After his service in the US army in WWII, Kissinger would come to play an important role in shaping US foreign policy during the Cold War.

Kissinger played an important role in ending US involvement in the Vietnam War. Kissinger was very skeptical of US involvement in the war as it seemed near impossible to find an agreement that would suit both the Communists of North Vietnam and the US-backed government of  South Vietnam.

When he came into office as National Security Advisor under President Richard Nixon in 1969, Kissinger favored a negotiating strategy under which the US and North Vietnam would sign an armistice and agree to pull their troops out of South Vietnam while the South Vietnamese government and  the Viet Cong were to agree to a coalition government. However, because of the conflict of interest between Nixon and Kissinger, and the North and South Vietnamese governments, US involvement in the Vietnam War would continue until the mid-1970s. Kissinger along with Vietnamese communist revolutionary Lê Đức Thọ was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1973, for their work in negotiating the ceasefires contained in the Paris Peace Accords on "Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam." However, Thọ rejected the award as he argued that peace had not been achieved, and after the Fall of Saigon Kissinger attempted the return his award as well.

Kissinger is perhaps most known for his contributions to US-China Relations which helped the People's Republic of China's current rise as a superpower. The motive for the diplomatic outreach to communist China had its ground in the Sino-Soviet Split that happened in the 1950s-1960s because of ideological differences between Mao Zedong and   Khrushchev. The US government under Nixon sought to exploit this rift between the two largest communist countries to advance its own geopolitical agenda.

Kissinger made two trips to China in July and October 1971 (the first of which was made in secret) to confer with Premier Zhou Enlai, which resulted in the withdrawal of US troops from Taiwan, and the recognition of the PRC on the UN Security Council at expense of  the Republic of China's representation at the UN. His trips paved the way for the groundbreaking 1972 summit between Nixon, Zhou, and Mao, as well as the formalization of relations between the two countries, ending over two years of diplomatic isolation and mutual hostility. Kissinger has continued to act as a mediator between the US and China to this day. He was one of the few prominent US politicians who opposed imposing sanctions on China in the wake of the Tiananmen Massacre of 1989.

Kissinger is infamous for his support for anti-communist dictatorships to stop the spread of communism. As National Security Advisor under Nixon, he supported Pakistani dictator, General Yahya Khan, in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Kissinger actively participated in the  CIA's destabilization and sabotage of Chilean Socialist Party member  Salvador Allende's presidential campaign and presidency through various coup attempts, elections interference, and sanctions that would result in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état and General  Augusto Pinochet's rise to power.

As Secretary of the State under President Gerald Ford, he supported the Argentine Military dictator Jorge Rafael Videla's Dirty War against left-wing opposition and backed Indonesian dictator and President  Suharto's invasion of East Timor and its subsequent genocide. Kissinger was also actively involved in negotiations regarding the Rhodesian Bush War. Kissinger, along with South Africa's Prime Minister B.J. Vorster, pressured Rhodesian Prime Minister  Ian Smith to hasten the transition to black majority rule in  Rhodesia.

Interestingly, Henry Kissinger unlike most modern-era military interventionists and neocons such as John McCain, Anthony Blinken, Samantha Power, etc have remained on friendly terms with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kissinger went so far as to suggest that Ukraine should give up territory to  Russia to end the war.

Friends

 * [[File:Dengf.png]] - A good ally of mine who helped me divide the socialist camp and restore capitalism in China.
 * [[File:Mach.png]] - The US must follow the doctrine of Reapolitik in geopolitics and geopolitical conflicts.
 * [[File:Authcap.png]] - Operation Condor go brrrr.
 * [[File:Necon.png]] - we must spread capitalism everywhere.
 * [[File:World.png]] - Our goal is a rule-based international order.
 * [[File:Titoism.png]] - One of the better commies since you resisted the USSR.
 * [[File:Zio.png]] -  The US has an obligation to support the homeland of the Jewish people.
 * [[File:Suharto.png]] - Based ally in Indonesia.
 * [[File:Nazcapf.png]] - The only Nazis who I can tolerate as I helped you in the Operation Condor against soycialist regimes.
 * [[File:Pinochet-hat.png]] - Best pal from Chile.
 * [[File:Putin.png]] Putinism - Most modern neocons may hate you but you're based for preventing communists from returning to power in Russia.

Frenemies

 * [[File:NeoComBall.png]] Brezhnev Doctrine - I don't like you but I helped Nixon negotiate detente with the USSR.
 * [[File:Mao.png]] - I don't like you ideologically but I did help you to establish contacts with America to restore capitalism in China.
 * [[File:NicolaeCeaușescu.png]] Ceausescuism - Similiar to Mao and Tito. You were yet another pawn in the geopolitical chess game during the Cold War to divide the socialist camp.
 * [[File:Thiệu.png]] - Sorry for abandoning you but we couldn't stay in Vietnam forever because of the global rise of Anti-Americanism.
 * [[File:Polpot.png]] - You are a disgusting commie, but I supported you to troll Soviet-allied Vietnam.
 * [[File:Cball-Rhodesia.png]] Rhodesian Nationalism - I didn't like Mugabe either but you had to give up white-minority rule not to risk Rhodesia/Zimbabwe falling to communism.

Enemies

 * [[File:Dsa.png]] - We cannot let leftoids win elections. If they win, bomb them.
 * [[File:Stalin.png]] Stalinism - I told you why soycialism is bad.
 * [[File:DemML.png]] People's Democracy - The true face of demsoc.
 * [[File:Hochi.png]] - Screw you Le Duan for ruining everything.
 * [[File:Nazi.png]] - Genocidal piece of shits who tried to kill me! Become a Nazcap and I will spare you.
 * [[File:Soc21.png]] - I will hunt you soycialists down no matter which century you belong to.