Read Chapters 7 and 8 of Henry Kissinger’s “World Order.
1. Summarize the author’s point of view.
2. Other scholars’ perception of Kissinger’s views, both positive and negative views and empirical research (where is the core of the debate)
3. Comparative thinking or further research directions in comparison with the United States or other countries today
4. Your own point of view
Some hints:
1. How the hegemonic ideology of the United States was formed
2. What are the theoretical foundations of the idealism of the United States’ foreign relations
3. What are the contradictions between realism and idealism in the foreign relations of the United States