Introduction : a prize-winning performance?
Kissinger, Nixon, and the challenges of '69
Negotiating in the shadow of war
The first test : triangular diplomacy and the Indo-Pakistani war
"The week that changed the world"
High stakes : triangulation, Moscow, and Vietnam
Unilateral advantage : the October war and shuttle diplomacy
Nixon's farewell : Watergate, Kissinger and foreign policy
Renewal? Ford, Vladivostok, and Kissinger
Not our loss : exit from Vietnam
The worst hour : Angola and East Timor
"Worse than in the days of McCarthy" : Kissinger and the marathon of 1976
Conclusion : the flawed architect.
