US suffers from domestic division, international disorder: Kissinger

Former top US diplomat Henry Kissinger has blasted the United States for the division and disunity in American society and politicians’ failure to meet challenges.

Americans "suffer from domestic division and international disorder," the former US secretary of state said in a speech at an event held in honor of former Republican US President Ronald Reagan.

Kissinger said today’s US leaders are grappling with an identity crisis and do not know once more how to manage imminent challenges.

"Today we again suffer from domestic division and international disorder about arguments about who we are and what we stand for. We find it difficult to muster the domestic cohesion necessary to face the challenges ahead of us," Kissinger said.

Kissinger mentioned China's emergence as a world power, the war with Russia in Ukraine, the possible development of weapons of mass destruction in West Asia, and artificial intelligence as the main challenges facing the US in the near future.

He particularly warned about the advancements of modern technology in the field of artificial intelligence, highlighting the danger of AI as the biggest threat Americans face that "is transforming human consciousness itself."

The 99-year-old Republican theoretician, who served during the presidencies of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, called on US leaders to apply a combination of carrot and stick policy in an attempt to manage the present developments.

"Each of these present developments requires a combination of strength and conciliation," Kissinger said, instructing the present-day Republicans on how to resolve internal division and pursue US foreign policy.

Kissinger has in the past proved to be a strong critic of the administration of Democratic US President Joe Biden, rebuking the United States for its lack of visionary leadership, while rejecting widespread alarm among experts about an “impending World War”.

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