Kissinger and Brzezinski

The think tanks and American strategy I have known Kissinger and Brzezinski up close for six decades, as I studied under them and later formed a collegial relationship with them. Therefore, I found that what the thinker Abdul Hussein Shaaban wrote about these two beloved figures is a solid academic effort that reflects knowledge and understanding of the nature of the role of "think tanks" as part of the political-academic complex, aligning with and serving the industrial-military complex. They had a clear imprint on shaping American strategy, whether during their presence alongside presidents or afterwards through thought, theorizing, analysis, and consultation. When Shaaban addresses the relationship between think tanks and American strategy through Kissinger and Brzezinski, he implies the absence of such institutions that help decision-makers in our countries draw up correct strategies, which requires bridging the gap between them and academics and intellectuals. This book was written in a very dense language and an engaging style, enabling the reader to understand many of the moments that remained obscure or misunderstood in American strategy. It presents the most important theories of soft power and ideological infiltration during the Cold War, or before and after it, especially current politics, including influential propaganda methods.