Sputniknews | In his recent Davos speech, Kissinger reiterated that the global order the US and EU were familiar with is fading away.
"One of the key problems of our period is that
the international order with which we were familiar is disintegrating
in some respects, and that new elements from Asia and the developing
world are entering it," Kissinger pointed out Friday.
In light of this, it is no surprise that Kissinger sees Trump's approach toward Russia largely as a step in the right direction.
Kissinger as Trump's 'Informal Foreign Policy Adviser'
Furthermore, German newspaper Bild reported that the former American diplomat has taken on the role of Trump's informal foreign policy adviser.
Citing information obtained by Western European intelligence
from Trump's transition team, the German newspaper wrote in late
December that Kissinger has repeatedly met with Trump in the past couple
of months and that the White House is likely to go for "constructive
cooperation" with the Kremlin.
In early January 2017, citing officials with Trump's transition team, Eli Lake of Bloomberg disclosed
that since the election, the veteran diplomat has been counselling
incoming National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and his team, citing
officials with Trump's transition team.
But that's half the story. According to Lake, it was Kissinger who
urged Trump to nominate Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State and
recommended his former assistant K.T. McFarland to be Flynn's deputy.
"Kissinger is one of the few people in Trump's
orbit who can get him on the phone whenever he wants, according to one
transition adviser," Lake noted.
