Atlantic Council

Two centenarians who died on consecutive days last week personify the American Century.

Regardless of whether you agree or disagree with them, it is important that the people who have been responsible for the country's fate should speak publicly about what was and what is. For years now, mature Western democracies have had a special place reserved for politicians who have served as prime minister or in some other high-ranking position.

The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) issued a statement on Monday commenting on former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's controversial legacy and failure concerning the Cyprus issue. Kissinger passed away last week.

Henry Kissinger, the former US secretary of state and national security adviser who died on November 29, was a "red flag" for the Greeks and the diaspora, as he was viewed as largely responsible for the attitude that the United States and NATO adopted toward Turkey following its invasion of Cyprus.

Henry Kissinger, the controversial former US National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, passed away on Wednesday, aged 100.

Henry Kissinger was the most powerful American secretary of state and shaped US history during the Cold War, and his diplomatic legacy continues to influence Washington's relations with Russia, China and the Middle East to this day.

BELGRADE - In a reaction to the passing of US diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry Kissinger, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday Kissinger had been a statesman whose opinions "garnered respect from the East and West."

During his rich career, he also spoke a lot about the Western Balkans, judging that Kosovo and Metohija are a "national temple" for Serbs.
Kissinger thus questioned American policy in the Balkans, saying that "there is no clear definition of US interests in the Balkans".
"Europeans should deal with events in their own backyard," Kissinger said, the Guardian recalls.

The information that he died was announced by his company for geopolitical consulting Kissinger Associates Inc.
Kissinger died at his home in Connecticut, the company said, without providing further details.
He will be buried within his family circle, and a public memorial service will be held later in New York.

Henry Kissinger, US diplomat whose unapologetic promotion of raw American power helped shape the post-World War II world, died at the age of 100, Wednesday, his consulting firm has said.