The former US Secretary of State and geopolitical guru was too pragmatic a figure to supply a perfect model, but there are important lessons to be learned from his long career.
No one did more to advance the primacy of the US and her allies. For that he will be both lionised and condemned.
With the advanced democracies at their most vulnerable point since the 1930s, and the threat of a nuclear-armed declining power hanging over us, Western leaders need to embrace a calmly realist approach to world affairs.
While cutting Russia down to size is emotionally appealing, it won’t make the world a safer place.
Daily briefing: The cold fact remains that despite Russia’s military embarrassments, Ukraine is still the underdog.
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