Henry Kissinger’s policies on Chile, Vietnam had deep impact on Latin America, U.S. Latinos

Henry Kissinger’s influence in Latin America is a controversial aspect of the former secretary of state and presidential adviser’s legacy following his death at 100. In his powerful roles in two administrations, Kissinger impacted the lives of millions of Latin Americans and U.S. Latinos. And, under President Richard Nixon, his fruitless efforts to win the Vietnam War helped indirectly fuel the rise of the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Stephen G. Rabe, professor emeritus at the University of Texas at Dallas, is the author of “Kissinger and Latin...