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Niall Ferguson

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International man of history. Author, @HooverInst senior fellow, @bopinion columnist. Latest book, DOOM: The Politics of Catastrophe (Penguin). Opinions my own.

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'In this job, you have only two choices: You are either funny deliberately or you are funny unintentionally.' (Henry Kissinger in 1976.) I look back on an intimidating yet wisecracking personality who embodied all the complexity of the 20th century itself: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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Thinking back to Kissinger's address to Centre for Policy Studies in 2017, and in particular his warnings of a coming age of disorder and the breakdown of the Westphalian system, eg via Russian irredentism. Wrote this on his speech at the time capx.co/kissinger-that…

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I was aware of Henry Kissinger’s final illness as I was delivering the Keith Joseph Lecture, but heard of his death only this morning. Kissinger’s recent essay on Margaret Thatcher (in “Leadership”) is a minor masterpiece. Somehow all my roads lead back 50 years these days.

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Andy McCarthy(@AndrewCMcCarthy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Honored to meet and spend a bit of precious time with the incomparable Henry Kissinger over last years. Best use of my time in the last couple of years: Vol I of great Niall Ferguson bio of the great man: amazon.com/Kissinger-Volu…

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I'd forgotten writing this piece for the The Wall Street Journal as I always subconsciously assumed that Henry Kissinger would outlive me. I'm still in the midst of writing the 2nd volume of his biography, which I regret not having finished in time for his 100th birthday. wsj.com/articles/henry…

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I recommend the obituary in the ⁦The Wall Street Journal⁩ “Henry Kissinger, Who Helped Forge U.S. Foreign Policy During Vietnam and Cold Wars, Dies at 100.” wsj.com/world/henry-ki…

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'Thank God, I can say now with no shame or embarrassment, but with joy.'

Happy thanksgiving to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, heroic in many ways:

thefp.com/p/what-were-gr…

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