Henry Kissinger a jeho význam pro diplomacii

This thesis focuses on Henry Kissinger, an important personality in the American foreign policy of the 1970s. The aim of the thesis is to assess the ideas and opinions of Henry Kissinger from his previous years and to decide which of them proved relevant for the creation of American diplomacy and foreign policy in the 1970s, and also how they were used. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter is devoted to decisions of an individual as an active participant in international relations, and to US foreign policy actors. The second chapter focuses on the comparison of the international position of the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. The third chapter deals with the opinions and ideas of Henry Kissinger and their subsequent application to US foreign policy. One part of the thesis is devoted to the criticism of the Nixon Administration in general and Henry Kissinger in particular.