Henry Kissinger, a high-profile US diplomat and controversial figure in US foreign policy, died on 29 November 2023, at the age of 100.

In an interview with SBS Dateline from 2000, Kissinger talked about prospects for peace in the Middle East, Israel’s ongoing negotiations with Syria and the Palestinians, Indonesia under the leadership of President Abdurrahman Wahid, and US-Australia relations in the event of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait.

00:00 On the obstacles to peace in the Middle East
01:34 On the Syria-Israeli border dispute
02:45 On the Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations
07:19 On President Abdurrahman Wahid's leadership style and the future of Indonesia
11:00 On the possibility of China’s attack on Taiwan
13:38 Would the US defend Australia in the event of a conflict?

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